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A Wall Cannot Fix Problems at Border; Smart Solutions for Asylum Crisis Can
Rather than spend $5.7 billion on a wall, it would be far more effective to use the money to retool an overwhelmed U.S. asylum system and tackle the factors propelling Central Americans to flee.
Creatividad dentro de la crisis: opciones legales para migrantes venezolanos en América Latina
Con más de 3 millones de venezolanos en el extranjero a fines de 2018, los países de América Latina han improvisado vías legales creativas, pero deben planificar a largo plazo.
Creativity amid Crisis: Legal Pathways for Venezuelan Migrants in Latin America
With more than 3 million Venezuelans living abroad as of late 2018, Latin American countries have improvised creative legal pathways but must now plan for the long term.
Sustainable Reintegration: Strategies to Support Migrants Returning to Mexico and Central America
Mexico and Central American countries expanded reintegration services for returning migrants after 2015, but limitations in coverage, resources, and coordination persist.
Pushing Migration to the Forefront, Populists Make New Strides
Far-right populists claimed Brazil's presidency in 2018, collapsed Belgium's government, and pushed harder immigration policies across Austria, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, and Sweden.
Shaping a Narrative of "Crisis" at Border, Trump Administration Takes Muscular Action
The Trump administration deployed 5,200 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018, advancing sweeping enforcement even as unauthorized crossings remained below their peak.
Children on the Frontlines
Children were at the center of global migration crises in 2018; in the United States, more than 2,600 were separated from parents under a “zero-tolerance” enforcement policy.
Pushback to the Resistance: Criminalization of Humanitarian Actors Aiding Migrants Rises
Hungary's "Stop Soros" law and prosecutions of volunteers in France and Arizona helping migrants marked a 2018 wave of criminal action against humanitarians.
Exploring the Potential of Two-Generation Strategies in Refugee Integration
At a time when the U.S. refugee resettlement program is facing an extraordinary set of pressures and challenges, MPI experts and state refugee coordinators from Utah and Colorado discuss findings from an MPI report that points to the promise of using a two-generation approach to strengthen refugee integration in the United States.
Asylum Hangover? Governments Seek to Narrow Avenues for Humanitarian Protection
Facing public pressure, the United States and European Union moved in 2018 to narrow asylum grounds, shorten application deadlines, increase detention, and offshore protection.
