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Behind the Naturalization Backlog: Causes, Context and Concerns
A surge of naturalization applications in 2007, combined with outdated systems and security checks, produced a sharp backlog threatening timely access to U.S. citizenship.
The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: The Need for Action
By early 2008, 4.5 million displaced Iraqis faced tightening borders, scant protection, and an urgent need for international action.
Testing the Limits: A Framework for Assessing the Legality of State and Local Immigration Measures
This report provides a framework for assessing the legal validity of state legislative measures that address unauthorized immigration, including when they are pre-empted by federal authority.
Europe's Disappearing Internal Borders
Since 1985, Schengen cooperation has dismantled many internal European borders while building shared rules for visas, asylum, and policing.
Room for Progress: Reinventing Euro-Atlantic Borders for a New Strategic Environment
Post-9/11 border reforms have reshaped U.S. and EU border management, but uneven coordination and bureaucratic fragmentation limit transatlantic progress.
Integrating Islam: A New Chapter in 'Church-State' Relations
European governments can better engage Muslim communities through inter-religious councils focused on practical intersections of public policy and religious practice.
Social Security "No-Match" Letters: A Primer
Social Security no-match letters became an immigration enforcement tool under 2007 guidance, a shift that has raised significant legal concerns about worker discrimination.
Language Policies and Practices for Helping Immigrants and Second-Generation Students Succeed
Analysis of 14 immigrant-receiving countries shows that sustained language education support can substantially narrow immigrant student achievement gaps.
Protecting Overseas Workers: Lessons and Cautions from the Philippines
An ambitious overseas worker protection system in the Philippines expands safeguards for migrants but also entails risks related to weak oversight, and fee-based financing.
Gaining from Migration: Towards a New Mobility System
The emerging global mobility system seeks to manage labor flows as a shared labor market while advancing migrant integration and development in Europe and partner countries.