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Jimmy Carter and Immigration: A Wide-Ranging Legacy That Remains Relevant Today
The passing of the nation’s 39th president has sparked numerous assessments of the Carter presidency, yet few have focused on the wide-ranging legacy that Jimmy Carter left in the immigration realm. The Carter presidency illustrates the long history of authorities that remain in use today, including parole and creation of lawful pathways to admit people in orderly ways, and the persistent roots of issues such as spontaneous migration from the Caribbean.
The Biden Legacy on Immigration: A Complex Picture
What was the Biden record on border management, legal immigration, refugee resettlement, and other immigration aspects? Speakers assessed the Biden legacy and discussed MPI's analysis of the administration’s actions on immigration.
Emerging and Established Efforts by States to Expand Language Access
Colorado, Michigan, and New York officials discussed how states’ language access efforts have evolved and innovative approaches to reduce linguistic barriers for more than 25 million U.S. residents who have limited proficiency in English.
Biden’s Mixed Immigration Legacy: Border Challenges Overshadowed Modernization Advances
The Biden presidency combined historic highs in legal admissions and naturalizations with record border arrivals, overwhelmed agencies, and political damage.
Complementary Pathways: Key factors in future growth
About 60 labour, family reunification and education programmes open to refugees operated in 2024. Scaling these complementary pathways requires government buy-in and stable funding.
Language Access in Colorado State Agencies: Existing Efforts and Opportunities for Expansion
Colorado state agencies offer uneven language access. Creation of a statewide policy and cross-agency coordination would improve the provision of information and services to Limited English Proficient residents.
Legal Pathways and Enforcement: What the U.S. Safe Mobility Strategy Can Teach Europe about Migration Management
The Biden administration's ambitious migration management strategy, which combined increased regional cooperation and expanded lawful pathways with a more orderly system for border arrivals, eventually led to a significant drop in irregular migration to the U.S.-Mexico border. The strategy holds promise for governments in Europe also tackling mixed migration flows—however sequencing matters, among other lessons.
The Reverse of Climate Migration: Should There Be a Right Not to Be Displaced amid Climate Change?
When the legal frameworks designed to protect displaced people were written, climate change was not among the harms they anticipated — so what comes next?
Highly Skilled Immigrants Face a Changing Landscape for Credential Recognition
Many highly educated immigrants are overqualified for their jobs, but pandemic-era reforms to licensing and microcredentials are opening new doors.
Indian Immigrants in the United States
Indian immigrants are the United States' second largest foreign-born group. They tend to be well educated, high-earning, and central to the U.S. high-skilled workforce.
