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French National Identity and Integration: Who Belongs to the National Community?

A survey of 22,000 respondents challenges France's zero-sum view of identity, finding that plural allegiances strengthen rather than undermine integration.

MPI's 10th Anniversary Celebration

MPI held a ceremony and awards program, honoring visionaries in immigration policy in the United States and internationally. The ceremony opened with comments from MPI President Demetrios Papademetriou; featured a discussion between MPI Senior Fellow Doris Meissner and former Rep. Ron Mazzoli, one of the lead sponsors of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act; and included a keynote address by Open Society Foundations President Aryeh Neier.

ICE's Long-Awaited Detention Reform Prompts Questions from Supporters and Detractors

U.S. immigration detention reforms announced in early 2012 drew criticism from both conservatives and immigrant advocates.

A Demographic Profile of Black Caribbean Immigrants in the United States

Black Caribbean immigrants out-earn better-educated Black African immigrants in the U.S. labor market, driven largely by English fluency and longer U.S. tenure.

Diverse Streams: African Migration to the United States

Black African immigrants rank among the best-educated U.S. immigrant groups, yet their earnings lag those of natives despite high employment and strong English skills.

Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States

Mexico was the origin for 29 percent of U.S. immigrants in 2010, while in 1960 no single national-origin group exceeded 15 percent.

Capitol Verite: Inside Immigration Policymaking

Six years of filming U.S. congressional immigration debates revealed that reform hinges less on policy design than on context, luck, and political will.

Prosecutorial Discretion: A Progress Report on Implementing New Guidelines and Policies

A discussion on the use of prosecutorial discretion and the review by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of all current cases in the removal pipeline and on the docket of immigration courts, with U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Deputy General Counsel; the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review in the U.S. Department of Justice; and ICE's Director of Field Legal Operations in the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor.

Doris Meissner discusses U.S. Immigration Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

MPI Senior Fellow Doris Meissner discusses U.S. immigration policy during the Fireside Forum on Foreign Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The other participants are Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director of Voces de la Frontera and Douglas Savage, Assistant Director of the Institute of World Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Rethinking National Identity in the Age of Migration (Transatlantic Council Statement)

European governments' turn toward cultural conformity risks deepening fragmentation rather than forging the inclusive national identities cohesive societies require.