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Transatlantic Council on Migration

Transatlantic Council on Migration

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Reports
March 2022

The Central Role of Cooperation in Australia’s Immigration Enforcement Strategy

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Cooperation with other countries has become a central part of Australian border enforcement. Partnerships with countries such as Indonesia, Cambodia, Nauru, and Papua New Guinea have helped Australia curb irregular maritime migration, but also come at significant costs. This report explores the current and future role of cooperation in Australian immigration enforcement policy.

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March 2022

The Challenge of Coordinating Border Management Assistance between Europe and the Maghreb

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To address cross-border challenges, the European Union and its Member States have increasingly partnered with neighboring countries, with those in the Maghreb region of northern Africa playing a particularly important role. This report examines the border security situation in the Maghreb and European efforts to work with Maghrebi partners to strengthen border management. It finds a mismatch in priorities stymies cooperation.

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Reports
January 2022

Coming Together or Coming Apart? A New Phase of International Cooperation on Migration

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Faced with the pandemic and its economic fallout, many countries have looked inward. Yet the nature and scale of the crisis has vividly illustrated the necessity of working across borders to address transnational challenges. This Transatlantic Council on Migration statement examines how the context for international cooperation has shifted since the Global Compact for Migration was adopted, and reflects on a way forward for migration cooperation.

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Reports
January 2022

The Winding Road to Marrakech: Lessons from the European Negotiations of the Global Compact for Migration

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In the months leading up to the adoption of the Global Compact for Migration in 2018, what had been a quiet negotiation process suddenly became front-page news, drawing unprecedented public attention and sparking protests across Europe. This report explores how the compact negotiations triggered a multilayered institutional and political crisis in the European Union, and how this breakdown continues to affect EU external migration policy.

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Policy Briefs
September 2021

Migration Management and Border Security: Lessons Learned

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What strategic lessons can be learned from the migration- and border-management challenges North America and Europe have faced in recent years? This reflection by a former high-ranking homeland security official explores a range of timely issues, including the need to rethink multilateralism and improve international cooperation, address migrant smuggling, and engage in advanced planning to avoid future crises.

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Reports
December 2020

How Will International Migration Policy and Sustainable Development Affect Future Climate-Related Migration?

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Climate change is likely to increase the intensity of extreme-weather events already shaping human mobility and displacement. The nature, scale, and direction of future climate-related migration will depend on many factors. This report takes stock of the influence that different combinations of migration, development, and climate policies could have on migration in regions around the world for the 2020-2050 and 2050-2100 periods, using a first-of-its-kind systematic exercise.

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August 2014
Revitalizing Detroit: Is There a Role for Immigration?
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July 2014
Giving Cities and Regions a Voice in Immigration Policy: Can National Policies Meet Local Demand?
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July 2014
Migration’s Local Dividends: How Cities and Regions Can Make the Most of Immigration (Transatlantic Council Statement)
By  Demetrios G. Papademetriou
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May 2014
How Migration Can Advance Development Goals (Transatlantic Council Statement)
By  Demetrios G. Papademetriou and Kathleen Newland
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February 2014
'Donkey Flights:' Illegal Immigration from the Punjab to the United Kingdom
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February 2014
Human Smuggling and Trafficking into Europe: A Comparative Perspective
By  Louise Shelley
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February 2014
Curbing the Influence of "Bad Actors" in International Migration (Transatlantic Council Statement)
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January 2014
Securing Borders: The Intended, Unintended, and Perverse Consequences
By  Randall Hansen and Demetrios G. Papademetriou

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March 2013
The Netherlands: From National Identity to Plural Identifications
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November 2012
Rethinking National Identity in the Age of Migration
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July 2012
Understanding 'Canadian Exceptionalism' in Immigration and Pluralism Policy
By  Irene Bloemraad
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July 2012
Contested Ground: Immigration in the United States
By  Michael Jones-Correa
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May 2012
French National Identity and Integration: Who Belongs to the National Community?
By  Patrick Simon
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May 2012
Building a British Model of Integration in an Era of Immigration: Policy Lessons for Government
By  Will Somerville and Shamit Saggar
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May 2012
The Relationship Between Immigration and Nativism in Europe and North America
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February 2012
The Centrality of Employment in Immigrant Integration in Europe
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Reports
August 2014

Revitalizing Detroit: Is There a Role for Immigration?

Immigration alone cannot save Detroit, which has become a byword for urban decline and economic decay. But if carefully managed in the context of a broader economic development strategy, immigration may be a promising tool for boosting Detroit’s economic prospects, stemming population decline, and replenishing diminished city resources.
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July 2014

Giving Cities and Regions a Voice in Immigration Policy: Can National Policies Meet Local Demand?

Employer-sponsored immigration and subnational visa programs are the two major routes to channel new immigrant arrivals toward particular destinations where their labor is thought to be in high demand. This report assesses regional nomination programs in Australia and Canada, and the efficacy of employer-sponsored immigration in meeting the needs of cities and regions.

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July 2014

Migration’s Local Dividends: How Cities and Regions Can Make the Most of Immigration (Transatlantic Council Statement)

While cities and regions experience both the positive and negative effects of immigration firsthand, they are typically at arm’s length, at best, from the policy reins that enable and shape these movements. Immigration policies are rarely calibrated to regional, let alone local, needs. This Transatlantic Council on Migration Statement examines how policymakers at all levels can work together to get more out of immigration.

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May 2014

How Migration Can Advance Development Goals (Transatlantic Council Statement)

International migration and development are inextricably linked. This Transatlantic Council on Migration statement distills the Council’s discussions on the connection between migration and development, focusing on the most promising areas for international cooperation and offering evidence-based recommendations for improving the development outcomes of migration.

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February 2014

Curbing the Influence of "Bad Actors" in International Migration (Transatlantic Council Statement)

This Transatlantic Council on Migration Statement assesses the continuum of policies needed to disrupt illegal migration-related activities and addresses the conditions that make them possible. It examines the role of migration "bad actors"—human traffickers and unscrupulous employers, among them—who operate and profit in this environment, and considers how governments can deploy resources to discourage their actions.

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February 2014

Human Smuggling and Trafficking into Europe: A Comparative Perspective

This report examines human trafficking and smuggling trends and routes to Europe, and profiles the facilitators and clients/victims of such activities. It also offers a menu of policy options that are likely to reduce trafficking and smuggling flows, noting that such policies must be multifaceted to address a variety of contributing factors simultaneously.
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February 2014

'Donkey Flights:' Illegal Immigration from the Punjab to the United Kingdom

This report, based on an undercover exposé of Punjabi visa agencies by The Sunday Times, sketches one immigration loophole into Europe: so-called “donkey flights” by which Indian migrants obtain a tourist visa for a Schengen-zone country in order to enter the United Kingdom through the back door. Thousands of visa agencies operate in the Punjab region alone, with varying degrees of legality, some having links to criminal smuggling networks across Europe.
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January 2014

Trade-Offs in Immigration Enforcement

Policymakers confront significant constraints in addressing the population of unauthorized migrants, including tackling illegal migration. This report, part of a Transatlantic Council on Migration series focused on migration "bad actors," explores the trade-offs that policymakers face with respect to comprehensive enforcement efforts.

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