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North America

North America

United States
Canada
Mexico
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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.

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Reports

Sentando las bases para una cooperación regional: Política migratoria y capacidad institucional en México y Centroamérica

Los países de la región que se extiende desde Panamá hasta la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México enfrentan una importante oportunidad para fortalecer la cooperación en materia de migración. Este informe examina los pilares fundamentales que pueden sentar las bases de la cooperación regional. Además de evaluar la capacidad institucional, los marcos legales y las políticas migratorias, también identifica áreas clave en el desarrollo de capacidades.

Two men and a young woman standing next to the Guatemala-Mexico border
Reports

Laying the Foundation for Regional Cooperation: Migration Policy & Institutional Capacity in Mexico and Central America

The countries in the region that stretches from Panama to the U.S.-Mexico border face an important opportunity to strengthen cooperation on migration. This report examines key building blocks that can lay the foundation for regional cooperation. In addition to assessing institutional capacity, legal frameworks, and migration policies, it also identifies key areas for capacity-building efforts.

Recent Activity

Articles
December 1, 2005
President Bush Pushes for Increased Enforcement and a Temporary Worker Program
By Julia Gelatt
Articles
December 1, 2005
Who Does What in U.S. Immigration
By Megan Davy, Deborah W. Meyers, and Jeanne Batalova 
Articles
December 1, 2005
U.S. Immigration Reform Moves Forward
By Kirin Kalia
Articles
December 1, 2005
Linking Security and Immigration Controls: The Post-9/11 U.S. Model Goes Global
By Kirin Kalia
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Reports
November 2005
Leaving Too Much To Chance: A Roundtable on Immigrant Integration Policy
By  Michael Fix, Demetrios G. Papademetriou and Betsy Cooper
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Policy Briefs
November 2005
Documentation Provisions of the Real ID Act
By  Kevin Jernegan
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Policy Briefs
November 2005
An Idea Whose Time Has Finally Come? The Case for Employment Verification
By  Tamar Jacoby
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Policy Briefs
November 2005
Eligible to Work? Experiments in Verifying Work Authorization
By  Kevin Jernegan

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Recent Activity

Articles
December 1, 2005

U.S. Immigration Reform Moves Forward

This year, members of Congress have sponsored numerous reform proposals that have pushed the debate forward and generated significant media coverage.

Articles
December 1, 2005

Who Does What in U.S. Immigration

The U.S. federal government has spread immigration-related responsibilities among six agencies. MPI’s Megan Davy, Deborah Meyers, and Jeanne Batalova explain which agencies handle such tasks as assisting refugees, issuing visas, and handling interior enforcement.
Articles
December 1, 2005

President Bush Pushes for Increased Enforcement and a Temporary Worker Program

MPI’s Julia Gelatt reports on Bush's latest immigration reform speeches in Arizona and Texas, new proposals for immigration reform, calls for the merger of immigration agencies, and more.

Reports
December 2005

Blurring the Lines: A Profile of State and Local Police Enforcement of Immigration Law Using NCIC Database

Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the United States Department of Justice has sought to engage local police in the systematic enforcement of routine civil immigration violations, marking a sea change in immigration and local law enforcement practices. This report provides the first public glimpse of how the new NCIC policy has affected on‐the‐ ground policing strategies across the country and which immigrant groups have been most heavily impacted.

Articles
November 1, 2005

Bush Puts Immigration Reform Back on Agenda, Approves Funding for DHS

MPI's Julia Gelatt reports on President Bush's renewed call for immigration reform, appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for 2006, leadership changes within DHS, and more.
Articles
November 1, 2005

Immigrant Children, Urban Schools, and the No Child Left Behind Act

Michael Fix and Randy Capps of the Urban Institute explore the changing student population and the trends shaping U.S. urban schools' response to educational reforms such as the No Child Left Behind Act.

Articles
November 1, 2005

Canada: Policy Changes and Integration Challenges in an Increasingly Diverse Society

A steady stream of research since the 2001 census has highlighted the ways in which Canada is changing socially and demographically. In this updated profile, Brian Ray of the University of Ottawa examines debates over highly skilled migrants, the latest refugee numbers, and integration trends.
Reports
November 2005

Leaving Too Much To Chance: A Roundtable on Immigrant Integration Policy

This report provides a summary of issues discussed during a meeting convened by the Migration Policy Institute in which 50 senior experts explored the current policy agenda on immigrant integration.

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