E.g., 11/25/2020
E.g., 11/25/2020

North America

North America

United States
Canada
Mexico

North America is a dynamic migration region, with the United States home to more immigrants than any other country in the world, the Mexico-U.S. corridor the globe's top migration corridor, and Canada a leading destination for migrants. Research collected here focuses on everything from visa policy and border management to immigrant integration, national identity, the demographics of immigrants in the region and their educational and workforce outcomes, and ways to more effectively use migration policy as a lever for national and regional competitiveness.

Aerial view of Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas
Reports

Building a New Regional Migration System: Redefining U.S. Cooperation with Mexico and Central America

Addressing regional cooperation around migration will be among the immigration challenges and opportunities facing the incoming Biden administration. This report examines how movement between the United States, Mexico, and Central America has evolved in recent decades, and lays out a four-part strategy to expand opportunities for legal migration, address humanitarian protection needs, improve enforcement, and mitigate some of the forces driving people to emigrate.

Recent Activity

Articles
March 1, 2005
Presidential Budget, State of the Union Address Immigration Issues
By Jennifer Yau, Betsy Cooper
Articles
March 1, 2005
Biometrics, Migrants, and Human Rights
By Rebekah Thomas
Articles
February 1, 2005
Characteristics of the European Born in the United States in 2000
By David Dixon
Articles
February 1, 2005
Supreme Court Addresses Deportation Cases, DHS Undergoes Leadership and Oversight Changes
By Jennifer Yau, Betsy Cooper
Articles
February 1, 2005
College-Educated Foreign Born in the U.S. Labor Force in 2000
By Jeanne Batalova
Articles
February 1, 2005
Bilingualism Persists, But English Still Dominates
By Richard Alba
Articles
January 1, 2005
The Foreign-Born Hmong in the United States
By Jennifer Yau
Articles
January 1, 2005
The Oaxaca-U.S. Connection and Remittances
By Jeffrey Cohen

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Recent Activity

Articles
March 1, 2005

Presidential Budget, State of the Union Address Immigration Issues

MPI's Jennifer Yau and Betsy Cooper report on the immigration provisions in the President's budget proposal, the State of the Union address, and more.
Articles
March 1, 2005

U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers and Human Rights

Bill Frelick of Amnesty International USA reports on why the United States' detention of asylum seekers concerns the human rights community.

Articles
February 1, 2005

Bilingualism Persists, But English Still Dominates

Richard Alba of the Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research at SUNY Albany examines English-language usage among the second and third generations.

Articles
February 1, 2005

College-Educated Foreign Born in the U.S. Labor Force in 2000

The importance of knowledge, skills, and technologies in post-industrial economies has beckoned well-educated migrants to the United States. MPI's Jeanne Batalova takes a detailed look at the foreign born with a bachelor's degree or higher.

Articles
February 1, 2005

Supreme Court Addresses Deportation Cases, DHS Undergoes Leadership and Oversight Changes

MPI’s Jennifer Yau and Betsy Cooper report on Supreme Court rulings, DHS leadership and oversight, and immigrant workers.
Articles
February 1, 2005

Characteristics of the European Born in the United States in 2000

The European born are more likely to be proficient in English, work in higher-level occupations, and have higher earnings than the overall foreign-born population. MPI's David Dixon examines the social and economic profiles of the foreign born from Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Europe.

Articles
January 1, 2005

Intelligence Reformed and Homeland Security Department Overhauled

MPI's Jennifer Yau and Betsy Cooper report on intelligence reform, the safe third country agreement between the U.S. and Canada, and changes to the H-1B and L-1 visa programs.
Articles
January 1, 2005

Placing American Emigration to Canada in Context

Audrey Kobayashi of Queen's University and Brian Ray of the University of Ottawa look at the likelihood of Americans leaving home in response to the recent elections.

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