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Trump Administration’s Unprecedented Actions on Asylum at the Southern Border Hit Legal Roadblock
The Trump administration's November 2018 asylum ban barring asylum for migrants who crossed the border illegally was blocked by a federal judge.
Sessions: The Trump Administration’s Once-Indispensable Man on Immigration
In under two years, Attorney General Jeff Sessions limited asylum, stripped immigration judges of key tools, and pushed the immigration court backlog past 1 million cases.
South American Immigrants in the United States
South Americans made up 7 percent of U.S. immigrants in 2017, boosted by rising Venezuelan arrivals.
Mexican Migration Flows: From Great Wave to Gentle Stream?
This event focuses on the changing face of Mexican migration to the United States, Mexican immigrants' contributions to U.S. society and political and economic power, as well as that of those who have returned to Mexico.
Asylum Reform, Not Troops, Is the Solution to Current Border Reality
Asylum reform, not the "shock-and-awe" deployment of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, represents the real path to addressing the current realities of mixed economic and humanitarian migration flows.
Gauging the Impact of DHS’ Proposed Public-Charge Rule on U.S. Immigration
The proposed 2018 public-charge rule would put 69 percent of recent green-card recipients at risk of denial and shift legal immigration away from Latin America and toward Europe, MPI estimates.
In Search of a New Equilibrium: Immigration Policymaking in the Newest Era of Nativist Populism
Nativist populism's most lasting impact is not electoral but indirect—reshaping immigration agendas and pulling mainstream parties to the right across liberal democracies.
Minnesota’s Superdiverse and Growing Dual Language Learner Child Population
Minnesota's superdiverse Dual Language Learners are growing rapidly, yet access gaps and workforce shortfalls leave early learning programs ill-equipped to serve them.
Settling In: A Profile of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population in the United States
Unauthorized immigrants in the United States are long settled, economically active, and embedded in communities, but significantly poorer than native-born residents.
The Future of Migration Policy in a Volatile Political Landscape (Transatlantic Council Statement)
Nativist populism has reached a tipping point in Western democracies and reclaiming the political center requires addressing the inequality and loss that fuel it.
