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A Tightening Grip Abroad: Authoritarian Regimes Target Their Emigrant and Diaspora Communities
Authoritarian governments increasingly use surveillance, extradition, and violence to suppress the dissent of their diasporas abroad.
Chronicling Migration in the 21st Century Through One Family's Journey
This event marked the launch of New York Times reporter Jason DeParle's book tracing the arc of migration as a phenomenon, witnessed through three decades observing a particular Filipino family moving from Manila to Texas. The conversation explored both the human and policy aspects of migration and development.
Strategic Solutions for the United States and Mexico to Manage the Migration Crisis
MPI and El Colegio de México outline five strategies to address irregular Central American migration through asylum reform, legal pathways, and targeted development aid.
Soluciones estratégicas para afrontar la crisis migratoria en Estados Unidos y México
MPI y El Colegio de México proponen cinco estrategias para reducir la migración irregular centroamericana mediante reforma del asilo, vías legales e inversión en desarrollo.
Migration, Development, and Global Governance: From Crisis toward Consolidation
The 2018 Global Compact for Migration marked a milestone in international cooperation, but its long-term impact hinges on states' willingness to implement its 23 objectives.
Can Return Migration Revitalize the Baltics? Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania Engage Their Diasporas, with Mixed Results
The Baltic states face one of the world's steepest demographic declines. Efforts to engage with and woo the diaspora to return are yielding uneven results.
Policy Solutions to Address Crisis at Border Exist, But Require Will and Staying Power to Execute
A range of policy responses would more effectively address the complex factors fueling Central American migration than closing the U.S.-Mexico border and cutting off aid to Central America.
A Conversation with António Vitorino, the Director General of the International Organization for Migration
In his first public address on his inaugural official visit to Washington, DC, IOM Director General António Vitorino discusses his vision for IOM; reforms in the UN system; coordination with other organizations in addressing humanitarian protection; and the operational steps IOM is taking to respond to forced migration and displacement.
Strengthening Refugee Protection in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
With 85 percent of the world's 25.4 million refugees in low- and middle-income countries as of 2017, development actors must help close critical protection gaps.
Exploring New Legal Migration Pathways: Lessons from Pilot Projects
Legal migration pilot projects have mixed results; success hinges on partner selection, sector targeting, cost-sharing, and strong reintegration support.
