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International Experience Suggests Safe Third-Country Agreement Would Not Solve the U.S.-Mexico Border Crisis
European experience shows safe third-country agreements are hard to enforce and rarely deter asylum seekers, making them an unlikely fix for the U.S.-Mexico border crisis.
Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion: From bright spots to system change
Social innovation for refugee inclusion surged in Europe after 2015 but must move beyond niche pilots through smarter partnerships, evaluation, and sustainable funding.
"Merit-Based" Immigration: Designing Successful Selection Systems
MPI and OECD experts discuss what policymakers should consider in designing and managing immigrant selection systems in a time of intense labor-market and demographic change.
Can Return Migration Revitalize the Baltics? Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania Engage Their Diasporas, with Mixed Results
The Baltic states face one of the world's steepest demographic declines. Efforts to engage with and woo the diaspora to return are yielding uneven results.
Migration in the Netherlands: Rhetoric and Perceived Reality Challenge Dutch Tolerance
The Netherlands depends on immigration for population growth, yet populism is reshaping its immigration debate.
Preparing for the Unknown: Designing effective predeparture orientation for resettling refugees
Well-designed predeparture orientation builds refugees' confidence and practical skills, laying a foundation for integration. But it cannot replace postarrival services.
The Election Results Are In: It is neither the end of Europe nor its rebirth
Nationalist parties gained in the May 2019 European Parliament elections but fell short of forecasts and face real constraints on influencing migration policy.
“Us” or “Them”? How Policies, Public Opinion, and Political Rhetoric Affect Immigrants’ Sense of Belonging
Research across 19 Western democracies shows that public attitudes and political rhetoric are the primary drivers of whether immigrants feel they belong.
International vs. National Protection for Refugees: Diverging Trends?
MPI's Kathleen Newland, Refugee Council USA's Mary Giovagnoli, and David Scott FitzGerald, author of Refuge beyond Reach, discuss how and why international and national responses to the rising challenge of refugee displacement are diverging. Topics include what lies ahead for the Global Compact on Refugees and how adjustments to asylum policies in many high-income democracies are narrowing the paths to protection.
Foreign Fighters: Will Revoking Citizenship Mitigate the Threat?
Citizenship revocation against foreign fighters has unclear security benefits and risks two-tier citizenship, Muslim community stigma, and statelessness.
