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DACA at Three: New Data on Potential Applicants and Analysis of the Renewal Process
On this webinar, MPI experts provide data on characteristics of the potential applicant pool for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and examine who is signing up for DACA renewal. The webinar also focuses on some of the administrative difficulties surrounding the renewal program.
DACA at the Three-Year Mark: High Pace of Renewals, But Processing Difficulties Evident
By March 2015, 83 percent of eligible DACA beneficiaries had renewed. But processing delays and outreach gaps at USCIS raised the risk of coverage lapses for many recipients.
The Limited English Proficient Population in the United States in 2013
In 2013, Limited English Proficient (LEP) U.S. residents numbered approximately 25.1 million, including both immigrants and the U.S. born.
Rethinking Integration for the Age of Superdiversity: How to adapt public services?
This MPI Europe public discussion, covering the findings of the UPSTREAM project, explores how a coordinated approach to integration may create more effective and inclusive approaches to diversity across the policy-making spectrum.
Integration Key to Combating Radicalization: A Q&A with Solveig Horne, Norwegian Minister of Children, Equality, and Social Inclusion
Norwegian Minister Solveig Horne links preventing radicalization to strong local integration, including access to language training, education, and work.
Top Languages Spoken by English Language Learners Nationally and by State
Spanish is spoken by 71 percent of English Learner students in the United States, but wide state variation makes a uniform language instruction strategy inadequate for many.
States and Districts with the Highest Number and Share of English Language Learners
California led English Learner (EL) concentration in 2012–13, and the top 25 school districts enrolled nearly one-quarter of all EL students nationwide.
Into the Mainstream: Rethinking public services for diverse and mobile populations
Mainstreaming integration has swept European policy circles but remains poorly defined and untested, risking retrenchment rather than inclusion of diverse populations.
The Integration Outcomes of U.S. Refugees: Successes and Challenges
U.S. refugees become self-sufficient over time, but growing diversity and low literacy among recent arrivals strain a system with flat funding and focus on rapid employment.