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COVID-19 Pandemic Ushered in Unprecedented Slowdown of Asylum Claims
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the steepest drop in global asylum claims on record, exposing deep vulnerabilities in national systems worldwide.
The Future of Remote Work: Digital Nomads and the Implications for Immigration Systems
More than 25 countries offered digital nomad visas by mid-2022, but most immigration systems remain ill-equipped for remote work and need reform, including to tax and social security systems.
COVID-19 and the State of Global Mobility in 2021
Vaccines spurred a partial recovery of global mobility in 2021, but irregular migrants and asylum seekers remained the most excluded from pandemic relief and reopened travel.
From Fear to Solidarity: The Difficulty in Shifting Public Narratives about Refugees
Public solidarity with refugees is fragile. Messaging campaigns often backfire, and durable support requires addressing anxieties, equity, and long-term integration.
Persistent COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity Has Significant Implications for Refugees and Other Vulnerable Migrants
Vaccine inequity has left refugees underprotected: Despite widespread government commitments, supply shortfalls, legal barriers, and underfunding have blocked access for many.
Korean Immigrants in the United States
The number of Korean immigrants in the United States is shrinking, driven by aging, economic growth, and a demographic crunch in South Korea.
Vaccine Requirements Predate the COVID-19 Pandemic by More than a Century
COVID-19 vaccine requirements are not the first: governments have tied vaccination to international travel for more than a century.
Digital Health Credentials and COVID-19: Can Vaccine and Testing Requirements Restart Global Mobility?
Fragmented digital health credential systems hamper recovery of travel after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Are Climate Migrants Treated Differently than Other Migrants?
How do public perceptions of climate-related migrants compare to other migrant groups, and what factors shape support for their resettlement?
Origin of World’s Largest Migrant Population, India Seeks to Leverage Immigration
India leads the world in both emigrants and remittances but faces growing pressure to modernize worker protections and leverage its diaspora for domestic development.
