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Europe's Disappearing Internal Borders
Since 1985, Schengen cooperation has dismantled many internal European borders while building shared rules for visas, asylum, and policing.
Spotlight on Legal Immigration to the United States
In 2006, nearly 1.3 million people became lawful permanent residents in the United States, almost two-thirds through family ties.
Canada's Temporary Migration Program: A Model Despite Flaws
Canada's seasonal farmworker program recorded a low overstay rate and development gains.
Room for Progress: Reinventing Euro-Atlantic Borders for a New Strategic Environment
Post-9/11 border reforms have reshaped U.S. and EU border management, but uneven coordination and bureaucratic fragmentation limit transatlantic progress.
Unauthorized Youths and Higher Education: The Ongoing Debate
With 65,000 unauthorized students graduating U.S. high schools each year, states and Congress face growing pressure to decide who qualifies for public higher education.
Gaining from Migration: Towards a New Mobility System
The emerging global mobility system seeks to manage labor flows as a shared labor market while advancing migrant integration and development in Europe and partner countries.
Alternative Immigration Reforms Follow Failed Legislation
After comprehensive reform failed in June 2007, U.S. immigration policy shifted to narrower enforcement and legislative steps.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Eludes Senate, Again
After the Senate’s June 28, 2007 vote, comprehensive U.S. immigration reform had stalled and narrower measures remained possible.
Senate Immigration Bill, Attacked from All Sides, Gains Second Chance
In June 2007, the U.S. Senate revived a contested immigration bill that paired legalization with tougher enforcement and merit-based reform.
How Changes to Family Immigration Could Affect Source Countries' Sending Patterns
A proposal before Congress in 2007 would shift immigration to the United States from family-based toward points-based employment visas, reshaping who can immigrate.