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Beyond Work: Reducing Social Isolation for Refugee Women and Other Marginalized Newcomers
Newcomers not in the workplace are at heightened risk for social isolation. Investment in economic empowerment, volunteering, and nonwork programs can combat social isolation.
Brexit Day—Is This the Dawning of the Age of Immobility?
Brexit Day, on January 31, 2020, marks a dramatic turn for the United Kingdom as it leaves the European Union, in significant measure because it wants to control its immigration destiny. But it remains unclear whether Brexit will allow the United Kingdom to cast a net wider for the global workers it seeks or will deepen the moat around the island. Either way, Brexit is likely to spark new forms of mobility—and immobility.
Rebuilding Community after Crisis: Striking a New Social Contract for Diverse Societies (Transatlantic Council Statement)
This Transatlantic Council Statement urges a new social contract on economic inclusion, housing, cohesion, and values to rebuild following migration crises.
Turning the Tide: Addressing the long-term challenges of EU mobility for sending countries
Amid ongoing debates about the costs and benefits of free movement, this MPI Europe webchat examines big-picture trends of East-West migration; considers possible policy responses at regional, national, and EU levels to alleviate some of the challenges; and reflects on realistic actions that could be taken under the incoming European Commission.
Integrating Refugees and Asylum Seekers into the German Economy and Society: Empirical Evidence and Policy Objectives
Survey data show Germany's refugees are integrating slightly faster than prior cohorts, but gender gaps, legal uncertainty, and policy tradeoffs persist.
Refugee Sponsorship Programmes: A global state of play and opportunities for investment
As refugee resettlement falls globally, private investment in sponsorship programmes can catalyse new pathways and sustain existing ones.
Dependent on Remittances, Tajikistan’s Long-Term Prospects for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Remain Dim
More than 1 million Tajiks work abroad annually, mostly in Russia, sending valuable remittances. Still, deep structural vulnerabilities remain for Tajikistan's economic future.
Volunteers and Sponsors: A Catalyst for Refugee Integration?
Volunteers and sponsors can powerfully complement refugee integration services, but effective engagement requires dedicated funding, training, and policy support.
Legal Migration Pathways to Europe for Low- and Middle-Skilled Migrants
This event hosted by MPI Europe and the Research Unit of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration featured a discussion of research into legal migration pathways for work and training for low- and middle-skilled migrants.
Using Fear of the “Other,” Orbán Reshapes Migration Policy in a Hungary Built on Cultural Diversity
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán transformed a country with centuries of multicultural history into one that criminalizes asylum seeking.
