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Europe, Wary of Immigration and Immigrants, Reaches an Inflection Point

In 2010, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany all signaled a shift away from openness, with anti-immigrant parties gaining ground.

Painful Cuts to Integration Budgets - Even in Places Committed to Immigrant Integration

Recession-era austerity cut immigrant integration budgets across Europe and U.S. states in 2010.

When All Else Fails, Leave: Emigration from Europe's New Destinations on the Rise

Ireland recorded the European Union's highest net emigration rate in 2009, with 34,500 net departures in the year ending April 2010.

Immigrant Legalization in the United States and European Union: Policy Goals and Program Design

Since the 1980s, legalization has given legal status to 3.5 million U.S. and 5 million EU immigrants; inclusive program designs prove more cost effective than restrictive ones.

Diasporas: New Partners in Global Development Policy

Over the past year, MPI has partnered with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine how diasporas contribute to – or detract from - development efforts in their countries of origin. MPI and USAID have published an edited volume of the research. Please join us for the release of the book where speakers will discuss new thinking on the role of diaspora engagement in U.S. foreign and development policy.

Prioritizing Integration

Voice After Exit: Diaspora Advocacy

Diaspora communities are using advocacy to influence policy in origin and destination countries, but support and accountability gaps remain.

France's Expulsion of Roma Migrants: A Test Case for Europe

France expelled more than 1,000 Roma in summer 2010, exposing tensions between EU free movement and Member States’ immigration enforcement.

Migration and Immigrants Two Years after the Financial Collapse: Where Do We Stand?

Two years after the 2008 global financial collapse, immigrants faced steeper job losses and squeezed integration budgets. But countries saw little large-scale return.

Diaspora Philanthropy: Private Giving and Public Policy

Diaspora giving is growing but hindered by weak nonprofit capacity and policy barriers; tax incentives and capacity building would maximize its development impact.