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Human Rights, Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration: A New Paradigm
Climate migrants lack meaningful legal protection under existing international frameworks, leaving their rights dependent on the political will of receiving states.
A Precarious Position: The Labor Market Integration of New Immigrants in Spain
New immigrants to Spain found work quickly in a booming economy but were concentrated in precarious fixed-term jobs that offered little protection once the 2008 global recession hit.
The Future of Immigrant Integration in Europe: Mainstreaming approaches for inclusion
Traditional integration policies fail to reach second and third generations, pushing European governments to mainstream integration into general social programmes.
'Donkey Flights:' Illegal Immigration from the Punjab to the United Kingdom
Punjab's visa agents and criminal networks exploit every UK and Schengen loophole with greater speed and creativity than government bureaucracy can match.
Human Smuggling and Trafficking into Europe: A Comparative Perspective
Human smuggling and trafficking into Europe persist because weak borders, corruption, and unmet labor demand make them highly profitable and low-risk criminal enterprises.
Curbing the Influence of "Bad Actors" in International Migration (Transatlantic Council Statement)
Irregular migration persists despite massive enforcement investments because market demand drives illegality and bad actors consistently outpace government controls.
Valuing Citizenship: A commodity or an identity?
Malta's sale of passports for up to 1.15 million euros has sparked an EU debate on whether citizenship is a marketable commodity or an expression of national identity.
Securing Borders: The Intended, Unintended, and Perverse Consequences
Border enforcement consistently generates perverse consequences, and strong borders require strong institutions and rule of law as much as physical controls.
Spheres of Exploitation: Thwarting Actors Who Profit from Illegal Labor, Domestic Servitude, and Sex Work
Migrant exploitation is sustained by high profits and low risk for bad actors, and enforcement tools across labor, care, and sex markets each carry serious unintended consequences.
A Strategic Framework for Creating Legality and Order in Immigration
Immigration enforcement lags other regulatory fields by failing to apply evidence-based, proportionate, and strategically prioritized responses to immigration harms.
