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Gender-Based Violence against Women: Both Cause for Migration and Risk along the Journey
Gender-based violence drives women to migrate and follows them on the journey, yet few refugees receive mental health support to address resulting trauma.
Tracing the Channels Refugees Use to Seek Protection in Europe
Europe cannot reliably track how refugees arrive, but available data point to irregular entry as dominant and resettlement as covering only 1 in 10 protection decisions.
La Situación de Cambio Constante entre EE UU y México: Tendencias y Políticas de Migración, Incluyendo Menores No Acompañados
Una llamada en español que analiza las dinámicas cambiantes y las cuestiones políticas relacionadas con la migración a través de México a los Estados Unidos.
Juan Osuna: A Tribute to an Indispensable Person
MPI Senior Fellow Doris Meissner pays tribute to Juan Osuna, longtime Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, who died shortly after retiring in 2017.
Immigration and Farm Labor: From Unauthorized to H-2A for Some?
Slowing Mexico-U.S. migration is aging the U.S. farm workforce and driving H-2A visa usage growth.
The Education and Work Profiles of the DACA Population
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients hold higher-skilled jobs and more education than unauthorized peers—gains DACA program termination would largely reverse.
The RAISE Act: Dramatic Change to Family Immigration, Less So for the Employment-Based System
The Trump-endorsed RAISE Act would halve legal immigration by slashing family categories and introduce a points system, while changing employment-based immigration less than anticipated.
The International Migration System: Reflections on the Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
A reflection by MPI's co-founder, Demetrios Papademetriou, as he takes leave from his day-to-day role at MPI on the challenges and opportunities ahead for international migration systems over the next few decades. After opening remarks, Papademetriou engages in a conversation with incoming MPI President Andrew Selee about the trends and realities confronting policymakers and publics.
The Philippines: Beyond Labor Migration, Toward Development and (Possibly) Return
With more than 10 million Filipinos living abroad as of 2017, the Philippines has integrated labor migration into long-term national development planning.
Despite Political Resistance, Use of Temporary Worker Visas Rises as U.S. Labor Market Tightens
Despite political headwinds, use of temporary work visas surged to record or near-record levels by 2016 and 2017, as a tightening U.S. labor market drove employer demand.
