North America
North America
Recent Activity
Articles
September 1, 2003
Visa Waiver Transit Programs Suspended...
State Dept. Adds Visa Categories for Border Students...
Ridge Names Citizenship and Immigration Ombudsman...
State Dept. Requires Online Applications for Visa Lottery...
Temporary Protected Status Extended for Liberians...
Articles
August 1, 2003
State Dept. Tightens Rules on Visa Applicant Interviews...
Agreements With Chile, Singapore Open Door to Trade in Services...
DHS Fully Implements Foreign Student Tracking System...
TPS Extended for Montserratians, Salvadorans, Somalians...
DHS Expands Efforts to Deport ‘Predatory’ Criminal Aliens...
Articles
August 1, 2003
MPI Policy Analyst Deborah Waller Meyers examines the Smart Border agreements signed by the U.S. with Canada and Mexico in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Articles
August 1, 2003
MPI’s Jill Wilson provides an in-depth look at the United States’ population of people born in Africa.
Articles
July 1, 2003
Justice Dept. Report Cites Abuse of Detainees After Sept. 11...
Court Approves Ongoing Secrecy on Post-Sept. 11 Detainees' Names...
Hispanics Become Largest Minority in the United States...
Post-Sept. 11 Economic Woes Squeeze H-1B Visa Program...
Policy Briefs
June 2003
The events that unfolded in the U.S. on September 11 generated a renewed sense of urgency over border management. Bilateral Smart Border agreements were reached between the U.S. and Canada as well as the U.S. and Mexico in December 2001 and March 2002. This report tracks the implementation of these border accords and seeks to evaluate their effectiveness.
Articles
June 1, 2003
MPI Research Assistant Kevin O'Neil outlines key aspects of remittances from the United States.
Articles
June 1, 2003
B. Lindsay Lowell of Georgetown University sketches the big picture of skilled migration, touching on both negative impacts and positive feedback for developing states.
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.