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Child and Family Migration to the United States: Continuing Flows and Evolving Responses
A webinar examining the shifting pattern of Central American migration between 2011 and 2014 and expectations for 2015, why inflows in this period present a particularly acute policy challenge, and how states, localities, the U.S. government, and other countries in the region are responding to the crisis.
Integration Challenges and Opportunities in the Economic Development and Refugee Resettlement Arenas
Part of a series exploring recommendations likely to be addressed by the new National Integration Plan, this webinar, with perspectives from MPI, the WE Global Network, and Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Services, examines the role of economic development initiatives and refugee resettlement programs/infrastructure in immigrant integration.
Destination China: The Country Adjusts to its New Migration Reality
China's 2012 immigration overhaul toughened penalties for unauthorized migrants.
Not Adding Up: The fading promise of Europe's Dublin System
Europe's Dublin system is failing to achieve its twin goals of access to protection while discouraging abuse, as deep disparities are exposed across national asylum systems.
The Potential and Pitfalls of Extraterritorial Processing of Asylum Claims
With more than 3,500 Mediterranean deaths in 2014, debate has grown over extraterritorial asylum processing as the European Union faces legal, practical, and political hurdles.
The Development of EU Policy on Immigration and Asylum: Rethinking coordination and leadership
EU migration policy has outgrown the Home Affairs portfolio, and without stronger cross-cutting coordination, Brussels-designed solutions will keep falling short.
Protection in Crisis: Forced Migration and Protection in a Global Era
The 1951 Refugee Convention's persecution framework no longer covers most forced migrants, leaving the world's 51 million displaced without adequate legal protection.
Normalization of Relations with Cuba May Portend Changes to U.S. Immigration Policy
The December 2014 U.S.-Cuba normalization deal put uniquely favorable Cuban immigration policies on uncertain footing, but permanent changes require Congress.
The Field of Migration Studies Loses a Giant: Graeme Hugo
In a personal tribute, MPI President Emeritus Demetrios G. Papademetriou reflects on the life and career of Graeme Hugo, a world-renowned scholar who died in January 2015.
Border Controls under Challenge: A New Chapter Opens
In 2014, migrants and smugglers turned rescue and protection policies into entry strategies as Mediterranean deaths surpassed 3,000, up from 700 in 2013.
