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Migration and the Great Recession: The Transatlantic Experience
The release event for MPI’s book, Migration and the Great Recession: The Transatlantic Experience, which reviews how the financial and economic crisis of the late 2000s marked a sudden and dramatic interruption in international migration trends, and the effects of the economic turmoil on immigrant workers in major immigrant-receiving countries in Europe as well as the United States.
Immigration and Competitiveness: Responding to Global Challenges in the European Union and United States
Showcasing joint research by MPI and the European University Institute and funded by the European Commission, this event featured discussion on some of the most promising reform proposals on both sides of the Atlantic. Speakers discuss the project’s comparative research, which draws on MPI’s longstanding experience advising European and North American governments on immigration.
Eight Policies to Boost the Economic Contribution of Employment-Based Immigration
Eight policy levers, from visa design to integration and local engagement, can significantly boost the economic contribution of labor migration to the United States.
Emerging Transatlantic Security Dilemmas in Border Management
Transatlantic border systems now rely heavily on data and technology, creating dilemmas over cost, privacy, accountability, and balancing security with mobility.
Improving Immigrants' Employment Prospects through Work-Focused Language Instruction
Linking language instruction to real workplaces and occupational training helps immigrants find U.S. jobs more quickly and move into better‑paying, career‑track positions.
Mexican and Central American Immigrants in the United States
Mexican and Central American immigrants are central to the U.S. labor force yet experience lower educational attainment, higher poverty, and more legal vulnerability.
Migration and Development: Policy Perspectives from the United States
Immigration to the United States has often boosted development in migrants’ origin countries through remittances and diaspora ties, but by itself rarely drives development.
New Streams: Black African Migration to the United States
Black African immigrants are a small but rapidly growing U.S. group, with high schooling and distinctive refugee and diversity visa entry routes.
Opportunities for Transatlantic Cooperation on International Migration
Shared demographic pressures and migration challenges create openings for deeper U.S.–European cooperation beyond just security and border control.