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For Overwhelmed Immigration Court System, New ICE Guidelines Could Lead to Dismissal of Many Low-Priority Cases

New prosecutorial discretion guidelines aim to reduce a 1.8 million backlog in U.S. immigration courts by dismissing low-priority cases. But implementation challenges remain.

U.S. immigration officials walk by a courthouse in Seattle.

With Millions of Unfilled U.S. Jobs, What Role Is There for Immigration?

With the United States having 11.3 million unfilled jobs as of March 2022 and facing an aging population, declining fertility, and shifting skills needs, what role can immigration serve in filling labor market needs? Experts explore on this webcast.

Vaccine Requirements Predate the COVID-19 Pandemic by More than a Century

COVID-19 vaccine requirements are not the first: governments have tied vaccination to international travel for more than a century.

A woman in Italy is vaccinated before travel in 1951.

Leveraging the Skills of Immigrant Health-Care Professionals in Illinois and Chicago

Licensing barriers left an estimated 12,000 immigrant health professionals underemployed in Illinois in 2019, despite critical workforce shortages across the state.

A young female nurse wearing medical scrubs and a stethoscope sits on a park bench

Beyond the Border: Opportunities for Managing Regional Migration between Central and North America

With migration from Central America increasing, the region from Canada to Panama faces an opportunity to build an effective regional approach to migration by focusing on several areas that are ripe for significant policy innovation. This commentary sketches a vision, offering a road map to more detailed research that outlines strategies for cooperation on legal pathways, humanitarian protection, migration management, and sustainable development.

Image of Central American migrant caravan passing through Chiapas, Mexico

Digital Health Credentials and COVID-19: Can Vaccine and Testing Requirements Restart Global Mobility?

Fragmented digital health credential systems hamper recovery of travel after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States

This collection showcases some of the most frequently used data on immigrants and immigration to the United States around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

An image of an immigration boarding line.

Understanding Drivers of Irregular Migration from Guatemala

This event explored changing migration patterns from Guatemala, how policymakers and development practitioners can help create livelihood options, address drivers of migration, and provide alternatives to irregular migration.

Comprendiendo los factores que impulsan la migración irregular desde Guatemala

Este evento analizó los cambios en los patrones migratorios desde Guatemala, cómo los responsables políticos y los profesionales del desarrollo pueden ayudar a crear opciones de subsistencia, abordar factores que impulsan la migración y proporcionar alternativas a la migración irregular.

Origin of World’s Largest Migrant Population, India Seeks to Leverage Immigration

India leads the world in both emigrants and remittances but faces growing pressure to modernize worker protections and leverage its diaspora for domestic development.