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Immigrant Integration

Immigrant Integration

Brain Waste & Credential Recognition
Children & Family Policy
Citizenship & Civic Engagement
Health Care & Welfare Benefits
Language Access
Social Cohesion & Identity
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Immigrant integration is the process of economic mobility and social inclusion for newcomers and their children. As such, integration touches upon the institutions and mechanisms that promote development and growth within society, including early childhood care; elementary, postsecondary, and adult education systems; workforce development; health care; provision of government services to communities with linguistic diversity; and more. Successful integration builds communities that are stronger economically and more inclusive socially and culturally.

Recent Activity

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Policy Briefs
November 2014
Enhancing EU Education Policy: Building a Framework to Help Young People of Migrant Background Succeed
By  Miquel Àngel Essomba
Reports
October 2014
Investing in the Future: Labor Market Integration Policies for New Immigrants in Germany
By  Carola Burkert and Anette Haas
Multimedia
October 21, 2014
11th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
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Reports
October 2014
Turning a Corner? How Spain Can Help Immigrants Find Middle-Skilled Work
By  Raúl Ramos
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Reports
October 2014
Shifting Focus: Policies to Support the Labor Market Integration of New Immigrants in France
By  Mirna Safi
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Reports
October 2014
Benign Neglect? Policies to Support Upward Mobility for Immigrants in the United Kingdom
By  Rachel Marangozov
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Reports
October 2014
Selling Visas and Citizenship: Policy Questions from the Global Boom in Investor Immigration
By  Madeleine Sumption and Kate Hooper
Articles
September 30, 2014
Belonging: The Resettlement Experiences of Hmong Refugees in Texas and Germany
By Faith Nibbs

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Recent Activity

Policy Briefs
November 2014

Enhancing EU Education Policy: Building a Framework to Help Young People of Migrant Background Succeed

Whilst many European countries have well-established education systems, children with a migrant background are disproportionately among the underperformers and face a number of critical education needs that mainstream education policy does not currently meet. This policy brief prepared for the SIRIUS Network provides an overview of how education policies can be improved for children of migrant background.
Reports
October 2014

Investing in the Future: Labor Market Integration Policies for New Immigrants in Germany

Against the backdrop of an aging population and shrinking labor force, German policymakers have been giving greater priority to policies that ensure that immigrants are able to make their way into middle-skilled work. This report assesses recent policy developments designed to facilitate the labor market advancement of new arrivals in Germany.
Video, Audio
October 21, 2014

11th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference

This conference, keynoted by USCIS Director León Rodríguez, featured panels on local immigrant integration policies; expected executive action on immigration; the treatment of unaccompanied children from Central America; and innovations in government-funded legal counsel and accelerated court cases.

Reports
October 2014

Turning a Corner? How Spain Can Help Immigrants Find Middle-Skilled Work

The economic crisis of 2008 hit Spain with a disproportionate effect on those in temporary work, revealing underlying gaps in the policy framework meant to support the inclusion of both immigrants and other vulnerable individuals in the Spanish labor market. This report assesses how well recent reforms are filling these gaps and helping immigrants and other disadvantaged workers move into middle-skilled jobs.
Reports
October 2014

Shifting Focus: Policies to Support the Labor Market Integration of New Immigrants in France

Despite a robust mainstream workforce development system offering job-search and other employment assistance to newcomers, immigrants in France are more likely to be unemployed or in low-skilled work than their native-born peers. This report examines how well recent changes to integration policy, in combination with mainstream employment policies, are supporting migrants' integration and advancement in the labor market.
Reports
October 2014

Benign Neglect? Policies to Support Upward Mobility for Immigrants in the United Kingdom

Immigrants in the United Kingdom find work easily thanks to a flexible labor market, but often have trouble moving up the ladder into middle-skilled work. This report examines how workforce and integration policies affect immigrant workers in the United Kingdom.
Reports
October 2014

Selling Visas and Citizenship: Policy Questions from the Global Boom in Investor Immigration

Over the past decade, the number of countries with immigrant investor programs has increased dramatically, with half of European Union Member States and several Caribbean nations now using these programs to attract investment. This report examines the increasing mix of players and types of immigrant investor programs, their policy design with regards to cost and residency requirements, benefits, and other considerations.
Articles
September 30, 2014

Belonging: The Resettlement Experiences of Hmong Refugees in Texas and Germany

Drawing on a case study of two Hmong refugee populations from Laos that were resettled in a major Texas city and a German village, this article explores the different approaches to immigrant integration found in the United States and Germany as well as the outcomes for the Hmong and their sense of belonging in their new communities.

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