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Immigration and Integration in the Ever More Diverse Houston Area
Immigrants help power Houston’s economy. Yet 67,000 college-educated immigrants are underemployed and integration services lag the region’s rapid diversification.
Migration and Displacement in Secondary Cities: Insights from Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda
Research examining Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda finds smaller cities lack the data, capacity, and coordination needed to support migrant integration.
Ecuador Juggles Rising Emigration and Challenges Accommodating Venezuelan Arrivals
Ecuador is simultaneously losing hundreds of thousands of residents to emigration and struggling to absorb nearly half a million Venezuelans, amid spiraling gang violence.
Ecuador hace malabares con la creciente emigración y los desafíos para acomodar la llegada de venezolanos
Ecuador está perdiendo simultáneamente a cientos de miles de personas debido a la emigración irregular y luchando por acoger a casi medio millón de venezolanos, todo ello en medio de una espiral de violencia de bandas y una crisis política.
Shared Gains: Immigrant-Origin Students in U.S. Colleges
Immigrant-origin students represent a growing share of U.S. college enrollment, rising from one in five pupils in 2000 to one in three as of 2021—cushioning overall enrollment declines.
A Winding Path to Integration: Venezuelan Migrants’ Regularization and Labor Market Prospects
Regularization in Latin America for displaced Venezuelans has opened doors to jobs and services. But informality, weak enforcement, and short permits still limit their full integration.
Un camino sinuoso hacia la integración: Regularización de migrantes venezolanos y perspectivas del mercado laboral
La regularización ha abierto puertas en América Latina, pero la informalidad, los permisos breves y la débil aplicación de leyes aún limitan una integración sostenida.
Managing Changing Migration Dynamics and Policies in West Africa for Regional Gain
Most migration in West Africa happens within West Africa, so what does regional migration governance look like and who is shaping it?
Investing in the Future: Higher Ed Should Give Greater Focus to Growing Immigrant-Origin Student Population
Eighty percent of the increase in U.S. college enrollment between 2000 and 2021 came from U.S.-born students with immigrant parents or first-generation immigrant students. This population, often overlooked, should receive significantly more focus as leaders in higher education and workforce development seek to deliver a skilled workforce for a rapidly changing U.S. labor market, this commentary argues.
Canada's New Tech Talent Strategy Takes Aim at High-Skilled Immigrants in the United States
Canada’s Tech Talent Strategy is highly unusual for its explicit targeting of visa holders in another country. Opening a dedicated stream specifically for high-skilled immigrants in the United States who hold an H-1B visa is the latest salvo in a growing global competition for talent—one in which some countries are racing ahead of the United States in terms of policy dynamism, as this commentary explores.
