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State Access to Federal Immigration Data Stirs New Controversy in Debate over Voting Rights

Iowa joined Florida and Colorado in using a federal benefits tool for voter purges, even as data revealed very few noncitizen voters.

Integrating Immigrant Youth: Transatlantic Perspectives

A four-city transatlantic study found uneven immigrant youth integration.

Newcomers to the Aloha State: Challenges and Prospects for Mexicans in Hawai'i

Hawai'i's Mexican community is predominantly U.S.-born and lawfully present, yet faces disproportionate enforcement, geographic dispersal, and fragmented identity.

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.