Research Publications
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Immigrant Detention: Can ICE Meet its Legal Imperatives and Case Management Responsibilities?
Weak data and oversight hinder U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s ability to meet detention standards, spurring calls for risk-based custody.
The Next Generation of E-Verify: Getting Employment Verification Right
A redesigned E-Verify employment verification system should boost accuracy and coverage while protecting workers’ rights and limiting burdens on U.S. employers.
Aligning Temporary Immigration Visas with U.S. Labor Market Needs: The Case for a New System of Provisional Visas
This paper outlines MPI’s design of a flexible provisional visa that would tie temporary labor inflows to real-time demand while offering workers who meet clear criteria pathways to stay.
Is This Working? Assessment and Evaluation Methods Used to Build and Access Language Services in Social Services Agencies
U.S. agencies that systematically assess language needs and service quality can better match language access to Limited English Proficient (LEP) clients.
Education, Diversity, and the Second Generation: A Discussion Guide
A research-based guide helps communities examine how second-generation youth are doing in school and work, as well as where supports fall short.
Extraordinary Meeting of the Transatlantic Council on Migration
A June 2009 Berlin meeting of the Transatlantic Council on Migration examined local integration in Europe and North America and called for stronger national investment.
The Social Mobility of Immigrants and Their Children
While the children of immigrants show substantial upward mobility over their parents, they still lag peers. Stronger first-generation integration produces better outcomes for both generations.
The Second Generation in Europe: Education and the Transition to the Labor Market
School system design, especially early child-care access and academic tracking, drives wide variation in second-generation Turks' outcomes across seven European countries.
Taking Limited English Proficient Adults into Account in the Federal Adult Education Funding Formula
Workforce Investment Act Title II funding should reflect the size and needs of Limited English Proficient (LEP) adults, not just lack of a diploma.