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Immigration Data Matters
This useful resource collects in one place some of the top and most authoritative sources for often-sought U.S. and international data on immigrants and immigration trends.
Climate Impacts as Drivers of Migration
Climate change is already driving migration—mostly within countries’ borders. But evidence shows it compounds other factors rather than acting alone.
Human Smuggling in an Age of Pandemic
How has the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped human smuggling and irregular migration worldwide?
Once a Destination for Migrants, Post-Gaddafi Libya Has Gone from Transit Route to Containment
Europe's outsourcing of migration controls to Libya has reduced sea arrivals dramatically, at the cost of trapping hundreds of thousands of migrants in abusive and often dangerous conditions.
A Warm Welcome for Some: Israel Embraces Immigration of Jewish Diaspora, Sharply Restricts Labor Migrants and Asylum Seekers
Israel's two-tier immigration system grants full citizenship to Jewish diaspora members while offering labor migrants no legal pathway to stay and asylum seekers virtually no protection.
A Tightening Grip Abroad: Authoritarian Regimes Target Their Emigrant and Diaspora Communities
Authoritarian governments increasingly use surveillance, extradition, and violence to suppress the dissent of their diasporas abroad.
African Countries Relax Short-Term Visa Policies for Chinese in Sign of Increased Openness to China
As Sino-African trade and migration expand, at least 27 African countries now offer Chinese nationals visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry.
A Growing Destination for Sub-Saharan Africans, Morocco Wrestles with Immigrant Integration
Morocco’s 2013 regularization program has not resolved deep integration gaps as the country shifts to becoming a growing destination for sub-Saharan Africans.
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.
A Fragile Situation: Will the Syrian Refugee Swell Push Lebanon Over the Edge?
Lebanon had the world's highest per-capita refugee ratio in 2019—with one in four residents Syrian or Palestinian. This reality challenged an economy already burdened by high poverty and public debt.
