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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.

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Commentaries

Canada's New Tech Talent Strategy Takes Aim at High-Skilled Immigrants in the United States

Canada’s Tech Talent Strategy is highly unusual for its explicit targeting of visa holders in another country. Opening a dedicated stream specifically for high-skilled immigrants in the United States who hold an H-1B visa is the latest salvo in a growing global competition for talent—one in which some countries are racing ahead of the United States in terms of policy dynamism, as this commentary explores.

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Commentaries

The Los Angeles Declaration Could Represent a Big Step for Real Migration Cooperation across the Americas

The Los Angeles Agreement on Migration and Protection signed by leaders from 20 countries across the Western Hemisphere at the 2022 Summit of the Americas marks a significant step forward in creating a common language and a coherent set of ideas for more cooperatively managing migration movements across a region that has seen very significant mobility in recent years, as this commentary explains.

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September 1, 2004
The African Foreign Born in the United States in 2002
By Elizabeth Grieco
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August 1, 2004
U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Rights of Non-Citizen Detainees
By Muzaffar Chishti
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August 1, 2004
The Foreign Born from Canada in the United States in 2000
By Betsy Cooper, Elizabeth Grieco
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August 1, 2004
9/11 Commission Urges Immigration and Border Reform
By Betsy Cooper
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August 1, 2004
Understanding Immigrant Politics: Lessons from the U.S.
By Michael Jones-Correa
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July 2004
Beyond Remittances: The Role of Diaspora in Poverty Reduction in their Countries of Origin
By  Kathleen Newland and Erin Patrick
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Reports
July 2004
Observations on Regularization and the Labor Market Performance of Unauthorized and Regularized Immigrants
By  Demetrios G. Papademetriou, Kevin O'Neil and Maia Jachimowicz
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July 1, 2004
Administration Seeks Homeland Security Progress Despite Setbacks
By Maia Jachimowicz, Betsy Cooper

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Recent Activity

Reports
September 2004

The Dominican Population in the United States: Growth and Distribution

This study provides an overview of the size and growth of the Dominican population in the United States and discusses some of the unique characteristics of this community. The report also highlights the geographic distribution of Dominicans within the United States.

Articles
August 1, 2004

Understanding Immigrant Politics: Lessons from the U.S.

Michael Jones-Correa of Cornell University looks beneath labels such as "ethnic politics" and "transnationalism" to shed light on U.S. immigrant politics.

Articles
August 1, 2004

9/11 Commission Urges Immigration and Border Reform

9/11 Commission Report Links Security, Immigration Policy... Kerry Outlines Ideas on Immigration Reform... Hmong Refugees Resettled to the United States... U.S. and Mexico Sign Pact on Social Security... State Department Halts Mail Renewal of Visas...
Articles
August 1, 2004

The Foreign Born from Canada in the United States in 2000

MPI's Betsy Cooper and Senior Demographer Elizabeth Grieco map out the characteristics of Canadians in the United States.

Articles
August 1, 2004

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Rights of Non-Citizen Detainees

MPI Senior Policy Analyst Muzaffar Chishti looks at the wider implications of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the rights of "enemy combatants."
Articles
July 1, 2004

IRCA: Lessons of the Last U.S. Legalization Program

Many news reports and commentators in the United States link immigration, especially when unauthorized, to negative economic effects, cultural fragmentation, and issues of national security. As a result of these perceived negative consequences, resistance to immigration, especially unauthorized immigration, appears to have increased. Others stress the benefits to this country of continuing immigration.

Articles
July 1, 2004

Educational Attainment of the Foreign Born in the United States in 2000

This Spotlight examines the educational attainment of the five largest immigrant groups in the United States, including those from Mexico, the Philippines, India, China (excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan), and Vietnam. According to the results of Census 2000, 62 percent of all foreign born in the United States have at least a high school education. Other measures of educational attainment, such as college or graduate degrees, vary widely by country of origin. The data presented in this Spotlight were derived from the U.S. Census 2000 1 Percent Public Use Micro-Sample (PUMS) file.

Articles
July 1, 2004

Administration Seeks Homeland Security Progress Despite Setbacks

Subsidiary of Offshore Firm Wins $10 Billion DHS Contract... Government Moves to Cut Backlog of Immigration Benefits Applications... Government Sources Point to Border Security Flaws... Congress May Delay Biometric Passports Plan...

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