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Building an Integration System: Policies to Support Immigrants’ Progression in the Czech Labor Market
The Czech Republic has built an integration policy on paper, but funding constraints, EU dependency, and neglect of upward mobility have limited its reach and impact.
Selling Visas and Citizenship: Policy Questions from the Global Boom in Investor Immigration
Investor immigration programs have proliferated globally but frequently disappoint on economic returns, prompting even established programs to review or abandon them.
Benign Neglect? Policies to Support Upward Mobility for Immigrants in the United Kingdom
The flexible UK labor market helps immigrants find work but not advance, and austerity cuts to language and vocational training have left upward mobility largely to chance.
Shifting Focus: Policies to Support the Labor Market Integration of New Immigrants in France
France subordinates socioeconomic integration to cultural goals, leaving immigrants more likely to be unemployed or in low-skilled work.
Turning a Corner? How Spain Can Help Immigrants Find Middle-Skilled Work
Spain's economic boom removed incentives to build integration infrastructure, and the 2008 global financial crisis exposed structural gaps that recovery-era reforms must address.
Investing in the Future: Labor Market Integration Policies for New Immigrants in Germany
Germany's immigrants face language and credential barriers that a fragmented multilevel policy system has only partially addressed.
Decentralising Immigrant Integration: Denmark's mainstreaming initiatives in employment, education, and social affairs
Denmark's shift toward mainstreaming immigrant integration is more advanced and deliberate at the city level than nationally, with Aarhus and Copenhagen leading the way.
Rotterdam: A Long-Time Port of Call and Home to Immigrants
Rotterdam's integration experience shows that persistent socioeconomic gaps and the rise of temporary migration cannot be addressed through integration policy alone.
No Quick Fix: Policies to Support the Labor Market Integration of New Arrivals in Sweden
Sweden's investment in labor market integration has not closed the employment gap for humanitarian migrants, pointing to structural barriers and poorly targeted programs.
Giving Cities and Regions a Greater Voice in Immigration Policy
MPI researchers and representatives from London and Detroit discuss the policies and strategies used—both at national and local levels—to attract immigrants into local economies and the challenges faced in doing so.
