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Climate Change and Migration: Converging issues, diverging funding
On this MPI Europe webinar, experts explored different migration policy options related to climate adaptation, the evolving landscape of climate finance tools, what funding gaps and opportunities exist for collaboration with partner countries, and the implications of COVID-19 for migration and climate adaptation funding approaches.
Mientras Crece el Movimiento para Desfinanciar a la Policía en EUA, el Gasto y las Prácticas de las Autoridades de Inmigración también se Someten a Escrutinio
El gasto en control de la inmigración en EE. UU. supera al de todas las principales agencias federales de lucha contra la delincuencia juntas, pero la rendición de cuentas, la supervisión y la transparencia no han avanzado al mismo ritmo que su espectacular crecimiento.
Beyond the Border: U.S.-Mexican Migration Accord Has Ushered in Sweeping Change in Mexico in Its First Year
As the U.S.-Mexico migration cooperation agreement marks its first year, this discussion examines how the accord has reshaped Mexico’s immigration enforcement policies, exposed weaknesses in its humanitarian protection system, and exacerbated precarious conditions for migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border. Speakers also explore how pandemic-induced changes to mobility may affect the future of U.S.-Mexico relations.
A Warm Welcome for Some: Israel Embraces Immigration of Jewish Diaspora, Sharply Restricts Labor Migrants and Asylum Seekers
Israel's two-tier immigration system grants full citizenship to Jewish diaspora members while offering labor migrants no legal pathway to stay and asylum seekers virtually no protection.
One Year after the U.S.-Mexico Agreement: Reshaping Mexico’s Migration Policies
The June 2019 U.S.-Mexico migration agreement pushed Mexico toward enforcement-first policies, cutting border crossings while straining humanitarian protections.
Un año después del Acuerdo Estados Unidos-México: La transformación de las políticas migratorias mexicanas
El acuerdo de junio de 2019 entre Estados Unidos y México redujo los cruces irregulares pero desbordó la capacidad humanitaria e institucional mexicana.
Using Evidence to Improve Refugee Resettlement: A monitoring and evaluation road map
European resettlement programmes lack robust monitoring and evaluation systems. This road map offers steps to build evidence-based frameworks that improve refugee outcomes.
Native Language Assessments for K-12 English Learners: Policy Considerations and State Practices
As of spring 2020, 31 states plus the District of Columbia offered native language assessments for K-12 English Learners. But uneven use and limited research leave policy gaps.
Measuring Up? Using monitoring and evaluation to make good on the promise of refugee sponsorship
COVID-19 disruptions offered policymakers a timely opening to build monitoring and evaluation systems to strengthen and scale refugee sponsorship programmes.
USCIS Budget Implosion Owes to Far More than the Pandemic
Citing coronavirus-related disruptions, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services urged Congress to provide $1.2 billion to address its severe budget shortfall. Without this emergency infusion, the agency warned it might have to furlough up to 80 percent of its staff by mid-July 2020. Yet a deeper look at USCIS operations shows it was facing serious budget problems long before the pandemic—ones that are the logical results of actions undertaken by the Trump administration.
