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Trends in Unaccompanied Child and Family Migration from Central America
After reaching record highs in 2014, Central American child migration fell for a few months before rising again, showing enforcement surges cannot resolve the structural causes of this emigration.
Migration Crisis Tests European Consensus and Governance
In 2015, unprecedented Mediterranean arrivals and faltering EU solidarity turned migration into a test of Europe’s borders, institutions, and political resolve.
Displacement Reaches Record High as Wars Continue and New Conflicts Emerge
Record global displacement neared 60 million as outflows from Syria, South Sudan, Yemen, and elsewhere burdened developing host countries.
Big Business of Smuggling Enables Mass Movement of People for Enormous Profits
Smuggling networks have profited from shifting, often deadly routes to Europe and Asia.
Refugee Crisis Deepens Political Polarization in the West
Refugee arrivals have sharpened partisan divides in Europe and the United States, as leaders harness migration fears in increasingly polarizing debates.
A Shared Challenge: Europe and the United States Confront Significant Flows of Unaccompanied Child Migrants
Surging arrivals of unaccompanied children are testing European and U.S. systems in parallel ways.
Welcoming Engagement: How private sponsorship can strengthen refugee resettlement in the European Union
Private sponsorship could substantially expand EU refugee resettlement and generate the political will that governments alone have failed to muster.
Paying for Protection: Corruption in South Africa’s Asylum System
South Africa’s rights-based asylum laws coexist with a restrictive system marked by corruption, in which access to protection may depend less on need than on money.
Meeting the Education Needs of Rising Numbers of Newly Arrived Migrant Students in Europe and the United States
Rising refugee and migrant youth arrivals are straining schools on both sides of the Atlantic, with teacher shortages and limited reception capacity as the greatest obstacles.
Profile of Syrian Immigrants in the United States
Syrian immigrants are more educated and skilled than most immigrants. But high child poverty and low female workforce participation complicate this profile.
