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North America

North America

United States
Canada
Mexico
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North America is a dynamic migration region, with the United States home to more immigrants than any other country in the world, the Mexico-U.S. corridor the globe's top migration corridor, and Canada a leading destination for migrants. Research collected here focuses on everything from visa policy and border management to immigrant integration, national identity, the demographics of immigrants in the region and their educational and workforce outcomes, and ways to more effectively use migration policy as a lever for national and regional competitiveness.

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Reports

Sentando las bases para una cooperación regional: Política migratoria y capacidad institucional en México y Centroamérica

Los países de la región que se extiende desde Panamá hasta la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México enfrentan una importante oportunidad para fortalecer la cooperación en materia de migración. Este informe examina los pilares fundamentales que pueden sentar las bases de la cooperación regional. Además de evaluar la capacidad institucional, los marcos legales y las políticas migratorias, también identifica áreas clave en el desarrollo de capacidades.

Two men and a young woman standing next to the Guatemala-Mexico border
Reports

Laying the Foundation for Regional Cooperation: Migration Policy & Institutional Capacity in Mexico and Central America

The countries in the region that stretches from Panama to the U.S.-Mexico border face an important opportunity to strengthen cooperation on migration. This report examines key building blocks that can lay the foundation for regional cooperation. In addition to assessing institutional capacity, legal frameworks, and migration policies, it also identifies key areas for capacity-building efforts.

Recent Activity

Articles
September 1, 2002
Head of INS Submits Resignation
By Deborah Waller Meyers
Articles
September 1, 2002
Education May Boost Fortunes of Second-Generation Latino Immigrants
By Richard Fry
Articles
August 1, 2002
Immigration and Security Post-Sept. 11
By Muzaffar Chishti
Articles
August 1, 2002
Immigrants and Welfare Use
By Amanda Levinson
Articles
August 1, 2002
Homeland Security Dept. Proposal Moves Forward
By Deborah Waller Meyers
Articles
August 1, 2002
Immigrants and Welfare Reform: Glossary
Articles
August 1, 2002
Immigrants, Welfare Reform and the Coming Reauthorization Vote
By Audrey Singer
Articles
July 1, 2002
Bush Proposal Lumps INS into Homeland Security Dept.
By Deborah Waller Meyers

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Recent Activity

Articles
September 1, 2002

Education May Boost Fortunes of Second-Generation Latino Immigrants

As the U.S.-born children of Latino immigrants reach adulthood, new data suggest that they will fare better than their immigrant peers. Richard Fry, Senior Research Associate at the Pew Hispanic Center, explains why.
Articles
September 1, 2002

Head of INS Submits Resignation

INS Commissioner to Resign... Requirement for Change of Address Notification... Social Security Changes Affecting Immigrants... H-1B Numbers Reflect Slowing Economy... Identifying Detainees Delayed...
Articles
August 1, 2002

Immigrants, Welfare Reform and the Coming Reauthorization Vote

U.S. lawmakers are preparing to vote on reauthorizing the 1996 legislation that limited immigrant access to federally funded welfare benefits. Audrey Singer, Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, maps out what is at stake for all sides in the debate.
Articles
August 1, 2002

Immigrants and Welfare Reform: Glossary

Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC): Authorized under the Social Security Act of 1935, AFDC provided financial assistance to families with children who were deprived of support due to the unemployment, death, disability, or absence of at least one parent. AFDC was replaced by PRWORA in 1996.

Articles
August 1, 2002

Homeland Security Dept. Proposal Moves Forward

Legislative Progress on Department of Homeland Security Proposal... Local/Federal Law Enforcement Cooperation... Continuation of Secret Detentions... Senior Diplomat Asked to Resign... Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Articles
August 1, 2002

Immigrants and Welfare Use

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 dramatically reformed the nation's welfare system. MPI's Amanda Levinson takes a closer look at how these changes affected immigrants.

Articles
August 1, 2002

Immigration and Security Post-Sept. 11

Resolving complex legal, social, and security issues after Sept. 11 will not be easy. But what does immigration have to do with it? Muzaffar Chishti, MPI Senior Policy Analyst, explains.
Articles
July 1, 2002

Converging Realities of the U.S.-Mexico Relationship

Large-scale migration from Mexico to the United States is expected to continue well into the next decade. MPI Co-Director Demetrios Papademetriou looks at attempts to move the U.S.-Mexico migration relationship from one mired in problems and recriminations to one yielding important and reciprocal economic and national security benefits.

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