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U.S. Immigration Policy since 9/11: Understanding the Stalemate over Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Post‑9/11 enforcement expansions, partisan polarization, and complex trade‑offs have stalled comprehensive U.S. immigration reform.
Through the Prism of National Security: Major Immigration Policy and Program Changes in the Decade since 9/11
Since 9/11, U.S. immigration has been reshaped around national security, with the creation of DHS, expanded data sharing, nationality-based screening, and higher enforcement.
Labor Standards Enforcement and Low-Wage Immigrants: Creating an Effective Enforcement System
This webinar discusses labor enforcement laws during the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations and chronicles gaps in labor protection, while also discussing the elements necessary for an effective labor standards enforcement system and why labor standards enforcement should become a pillar of immigration policymaking.
Running in Circles: Progress and Challenges in Regulating Recruitment of Filipino and Sri Lankan Labor Migrants to Jordan
Labor migration from the Philippines and Sri Lanka to Jordan remains tightly regulated on paper but riddled with recruiter abuses and protection gaps.
Running in Circles: Progress and Challenges in Regulating Recruitment of Filipino and Sri Lankan Labor Migrants to Jordan (In Arabic)
لا تزال هجرة اليد العاملة من الفلبين وسريلانكا إلى الأردن خاضعة لرقابة صارمة على الورق، لكنها تعج بانتهاكات شركات التوظيف وثغرات في الحماية.
Immigration and Competitiveness: Responding to Global Challenges in the European Union and United States
Showcasing joint research by MPI and the European University Institute and funded by the European Commission, this event featured discussion on some of the most promising reform proposals on both sides of the Atlantic. Speakers discuss the project’s comparative research, which draws on MPI’s longstanding experience advising European and North American governments on immigration.
Opportunities for Transatlantic Cooperation on International Migration
Shared demographic pressures and migration challenges create openings for deeper U.S.–European cooperation beyond just security and border control.
The Role of Civil Society in EU Migration Policy: Perspectives on the European Union's Engagement in its Neighborhood
Civil-society groups in nearby regions are crucial go-betweens for EU migration policy, but they need steadier funding, clearer roles, and stronger recognition.
Mexican and Central American Immigrants in the United States
Mexican and Central American immigrants are central to the U.S. labor force yet experience lower educational attainment, higher poverty, and more legal vulnerability.
Rethinking Points Systems and Employer-Selected Immigration
Hybrid approaches to admissions are better able to connect migrants’ skills with real labor‑market demand than either points-based or employer-driven systems on their own.