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Indonesia: A Country Grappling with Migrant Protection at Home and Abroad
Indonesia is an origin, transit, and destination country, but continues to grapple with migrant protection—for its own workers abroad and newcomers to the country.
Making the Global Compact on Migration a Reality: Ideas for Enhancing Regular Migration Pathways at All Skill Levels
As the final phase of preparations for the historic adoption of a Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration approaches, this webinar explores two central objectives of the compact: enhancing the availability and flexibility of pathways for regular migration, and investing in skills development.
Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration
A book discussion with author Alfredo Corchado and experts on the nature of U.S.-Mexico immigration and the role of Mexican migrants in the United States.
Reimagining Skilled Migration Partnerships to Support Development
Skilled migration partnerships hold promise for linking labor demand with origin-country development, but high costs and weak outcomes stall most programs at the pilot stage.
A Profile of Houston’s Diverse Immigrant Population in a Rapidly Changing Policy Landscape
Houston's 1.6 million immigrants as of 2016 faced compounding uncertainty as enforcement expands and humanitarian protections narrow.
Connecting Across Nationalities: Inter-Ethnic Relationships in a Kuwaiti Workplace
A network analysis of a small Kuwaiti firm finds workplace interactions cut across ethnic and class lines, challenging notions that the kafala system defined relationships.
Tapping the Talents of Highly Skilled Immigrants in the United States: Takeaways from Experts Summit
Brain waste costs the United States roughly $10 billion in forgone taxes each year, and reducing the underemployment of college-educated immigrants requires coordinated action.
A Needed Evidence Revolution: Using cost-benefit analysis to improve refugee integration programming
European refugee integration policy relies too often on political pressure rather than evidence, and cost-benefit analysis can help policymakers quantify its long-term social value.
Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together
Marking the release of MPI President Andrew Selee's book, this discussion explores the emerging trends in migration, economic interdependence, technology innovation, and cultural exchange that are transforming the relationship between the United States and Mexico.
Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together
Mexico's economic and cultural transformation has created deep, mutually beneficial interdependencies with the United States that no border wall can undo, this book by MPI’s president argues.
