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Canadian Immigrants in the United States
Canadians account for a declining share of all U.S. immigrants. They do have above-average education, high incomes, and near-average naturalization as compared to other immigrants.
Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together
Marking the release of MPI President Andrew Selee's book, this discussion explores the emerging trends in migration, economic interdependence, technology innovation, and cultural exchange that are transforming the relationship between the United States and Mexico.
Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together
Mexico's economic and cultural transformation has created deep, mutually beneficial interdependencies with the United States that no border wall can undo, this book by MPI’s president argues.
A Matter of Design: English Learner Program Models in K-12 Education
English Learner (EL) program models in U.S. K-12 schools vary widely, and understanding their design features is essential for stakeholders working to close EL achievement gaps.
A Narrower Path in the House for Most DREAMers
Covering fewer Dreamers than Senate proposals, a pair of 2018 House bills would protect anywhere from 590,000 to 1.25 million young unauthorized immigrants, MPI estimates.
Chilling Effects: The Expected Public Charge Rule and Its Impact on Legal Immigrant Families’ Public Benefits Use
The proposed 2018 public-charge rule would affect 47 percent of noncitizens, according to MPI analysis, producing chilling effects on benefits use and reshaping legal immigration.
Crisis at the Border? Not by the Numbers
Despite the declaration of crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, May 2018 apprehensions matched levels from 2013 to 2016, as flows shifted toward families and asylum seekers.
Far from a Retreat, the Trump Administration’s Border Policies Advance its Enforcement Aims
President Donald Trump's June 2018 order ending family separation advanced a broader strategy to detain all asylum-seeking families and narrow credible-fear claim grounds.
House Bills Would Largely Dismantle Asylum System at U.S.-Mexico Border
Two 2018 House Republican bills would sharply curtail the U.S. asylum system by declaring Mexico a safe third country and eliminating protections for unaccompanied minors.
In Search of Safety, Growing Numbers of Women Flee Central America
Women from Central America face femicide and forced gang recruitment, and receive inadequate protection in the United States and upon return home.
