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Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States
More than 1.3 million Vietnamese immigrants lived in the United States in 2017, with high naturalization rates and median household income above both immigrant and native-born averages.
Making the Global Compact on Migration a Reality: Ideas for Enhancing Regular Migration Pathways at All Skill Levels
As the final phase of preparations for the historic adoption of a Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration approaches, this webinar explores two central objectives of the compact: enhancing the availability and flexibility of pathways for regular migration, and investing in skills development.
When Disaster Strikes: Responding to Migrants Caught in Crises
Research in six countries shows migrants protect themselves through informal networks when disaster strikes, but fear of detection keeps many from using official services.
Reimagining Skilled Migration Partnerships to Support Development
Skilled migration partnerships hold promise for linking labor demand with origin-country development, but high costs and weak outcomes stall most programs at the pilot stage.
El Salvador: Civil War, Natural Disasters, and Gang Violence Drive Migration
Emigration from El Salvador to the United States is rooted in civil war, inequality, and gang violence.
Egypt: Migration and Diaspora Politics in an Emerging Transit Country
Egypt has used labor emigration as an economic safety valve and diaspora engagement as a soft-power tool since 1952.
Mind the Gap: Bringing Migration into Development Partnerships and Vice Versa
Development and migration-management actors share common interests, but conditional aid risks destabilizing fragile states and undermining partnerships.
Global Compact Lays the Groundwork for International Cooperation on Migration
The ultimate effectiveness of the Global Compact for Migration, a landmark framework for international cooperation on migration, will depend on the national actions it inspires.
No Retreat: Climate Change and Voluntary Immobility in the Pacific Islands
Most Pacific Island communities threatened by climate change prefer to stay, viewing retreat as a last resort and immobility as an act of cultural self-determination.
Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together
Marking the release of MPI President Andrew Selee's book, this discussion explores the emerging trends in migration, economic interdependence, technology innovation, and cultural exchange that are transforming the relationship between the United States and Mexico.
