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Middle Eastern and North African Immigrants in the United States
Middle Eastern and North African immigrants in the United States held college degrees at higher rates than U.S.-born adults in 2011.
Labor Migration in the United Arab Emirates: Challenges and Responses
The UAE's 7.8 million migrants as of 2013 comprised the vast majority of its population, yet domestic workers remain exposed to various abuses.
What Do We Know About Skilled Migration and Development?
Brain drain restrictions harm migrants and origin countries without documented benefits; bilateral skill-flow partnerships offer a better path.
What We Know About Circular Migration and Enhanced Mobility
Circular migration offers real development gains for origin countries, destinations, and migrants, but only when governance and bilateral policy cooperation are in place.
What We Know About Diasporas and Economic Development
Diaspora contributions to trade, investment, and skills transfer are real but hard to measure, and most governments lack the policies to leverage them systematically.
What We Know: Regulating the Recruitment of Migrant Workers
Recruitment fee abuse and cross-border loopholes expose migrant workers to exploitation. Effective regulation of recruitment requires more than a one-size-fits-all fix.
Tuareg Migration: A Critical Component of Crisis in the Sahel
For the Tuareg, a nomadic Berber group, continuous movement is both a survival strategy and cultural cornerstone.
Stranded Migrants: A New Challenge for the International Community
Discussion with William Lacy Swing, Director General of the International Organization for Migration; Sam Worthington, President & CEO of InterAction; and MPI's Kathleen Newland.
Hospitals and Doctors under Attack in Syria: Q&A with the Chair of the Humanitarian Aid Committee for the Syrian Expatriates Organization
Syria's campaign against hospitals forced doctors underground and diaspora networks to fill the void; more than 600,000 Syrians had fled the country by early 2013.
A Bleak Winter: Providing Needed Aid to Those Fleeing Conflict in Syria
This joint Migration Policy Institute and International Rescue Committee (IRC) event offers insights from a delegation that visited Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey in November 2012.
