Research Publications
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Creating Inclusive Urban Economies for Migrants and Refugees
Cities hold powerful levers to turn migrants' and refugees' underused talent into economic growth—but doing so requires moving beyond first-job placement toward durable inclusion.
From Exile to Return: Rebuilding Lives and States after Conflict
As policymakers seek to phase out protection statuses for displaced Syrians and eventually Ukrainians, this report urges a phased, coordinated approach to status transitions, voluntary return, and reconstruction.
Native Language Assessments for K-12 English Learners: A 2025 State-Level Snapshot
As of 2025, a growing number of states offered assessments of academic knowledge for K-12 English Learners in their home languages. Still, gaps persisted.
Building Refugee-Inclusive Labour Mobility Pathways: A visa evaluation framework
This visa evaluation framework can help policymakers assess work visa accessibility for well-qualified refugees, permitting them to tap a underutilised pool of talent to fill labour gaps.
A Profile of the Growing Black Immigrant Population in the United States
The Black immigrant population in the United States reached 4.7 million in 2024, growing faster than the overall foreign-born population, with near-equal African and Caribbean shares.
Graduating into Uncertainty: Unauthorized Immigrant Students in U.S. High Schools
About 75,000 unauthorized immigrants graduate from U.S. high schools annually, MPI estimates. Amid immigration policy and enforcement changes, many are graduating into uncertainty.
New Frameworks for Language Access: Tracking the Expansion and Features of State and Local Laws and Policies
Since 2000, many state and local governments expanded language access policies for residents with limited English proficiency. With growing cracks in the federal policy framework, their efforts will be even more key.
Making Preschool Classroom Assessments Work for Dual Language Learners
Most preschool assessments shortchange Dual Language Learners, who are one-third of U.S. children ages 0–5, by overlooking home languages and relying on English proficiency.
Best Practices for Designing and Managing Labour Migration Corridors to Europe
Weak visa access, poor skills recognition, and thin worker-employer matching hobble five EU labour corridors, with targeted reforms key to unlocking shared gains.
To Leave or Stay? Examining the role of counseling and reintegration assistance in the return decision-making of migrants ordered to leave the Netherlands
More counselling and better reintegration support increase uptake of assisted return in the Netherlands, but neither factor alone determines the return decisions of migrants ordered to leave.
