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Repealing Birthright Citizenship: The Unintended Consequences
Repealing birthright citizenship would grow the U.S. unauthorized population, contrary to its stated aims, and would create a self-perpetuating underclass excluded from social membership for generations.
Federal-Local Cooperation on Immigration Enforcement Frayed; Chance for Improvement Exists
A 2015 San Francisco shooting exposed deep rifts in federal-local immigration enforcement, at a time that more than 360 jurisdictions have limited their cooperation with ICE.
The Potential and Pitfalls of Extraterritorial Processing of Asylum Claims
With more than 3,500 Mediterranean deaths in 2014, debate has grown over extraterritorial asylum processing as the European Union faces legal, practical, and political hurdles.
The Field of Migration Studies Loses a Giant: Graeme Hugo
In a personal tribute, MPI President Emeritus Demetrios G. Papademetriou reflects on the life and career of Graeme Hugo, a world-renowned scholar who died in January 2015.
Protection at Sea: Addressing Irregular Maritime Migration
More than 3,000 people died crossing the Mediterranean in 2014, exposing the tangled legal, humanitarian, and enforcement challenges of irregular maritime migration.
County-Level View of DACA Population Finds Surprising Amount of Ethnic & Enrollment Diversity
A review of county-level data reveals unexpected ethnic diversity and variation in college enrollment among youth potentially eligible for DACA as of 2012.
An EU Commissioner for Migration? The devil is in the details
As the European Union weighs creation of a dedicated migration commissioner post, success will necessarily turn on mandate clarity and accountability structures.
The EU’s Strategic Guidelines on Migration: Uncontentious consensus, but missed opportunity
The EU Council's 2014 migration guidelines won easy consensus, but sidestep solidarity disputes, offering little direction to address mounting humanitarian crises.
California Takes the Lead in Targeting Education Dollars on English Language Learners, But There Is More to Be Done
California's school funding formula directs extra dollars to English Learners, but gaps in outcomes for immigrant youth signal that more structural change is still needed.
What Is the Right Policy Toward Unaccompanied Children at U.S. Borders?
With 60,000 unaccompanied children expected at U.S. borders in fiscal year 2014, MPI outlines a multipart policy plan that balances enforcement with humanitarian protection.
