Immigration Policy & Law
Recent Activity
Marking the launch of MPI’s Global Skills and Talent Initiative, this webcast features senior policymakers and other experts discussing the extent to which labor market needs should shape future immigration policy decisions, and how countries are adjusting—and could adjust—their immigration systems to meet human capital and competitiveness needs.
How could humanitarian migrants with skills and experience use existing work or study visa pathways to fill labor market needs in destination countries? MPI’s Susan Fratzke speaks with Betsy Fisher, U.S. Director of the nonprofit Talent Beyond Boundaries, about complementary pathways as an innovative addition to refugee resettlement and asylum.
Investor visa programs have become popular for countries seeking to attract foreign investment and stimulate economic growth. But how exactly do these programs work, and what are the potential benefits and drawbacks? MPI’s Kate Hooper speaks with Madeleine Sumption, the director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, about the range of investment visa programs, applicants’ motives, and more.
Should countries extend legal protections to people displaced by climate change? This episode of Changing Climate, Changing Migration contemplates the merits of such an approach, featuring Ama Francis, a climate displacement project strategist with the International Refugee Assistance Project and Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
Monique Pariat, the European Commission’s Director General for Migration and Home Affairs, spoke to the DC policy community on Europe’s rapid response to the Ukrainian displacement crisis, lessons learned, and considerations for future policies.
A Deeper Look at the DREAMers Who Could Feature in the Legalization Debate in Congress
Biden Administration Is Making Quick Progress on Asylum, but a Long, Complicated Road Lies Ahead
Anticipated “Chilling Effects” of the Public-Charge Rule Are Real: Census Data Reflect Steep Decline in Benefits Use by Immigrant Families
The Role of Immigrant Health-Care Professionals in the United States during the Pandemic
Broad and Blunt, the Trump Administration’s H-1B Changes Miss the Opportunity for Real Reform
When Emergency Measures Become the Norm: Post-Coronavirus Prospects for the Schengen Zone
USCIS Budget Implosion Owes to Far More than the Pandemic
The Rocky Road to a Mobile World after COVID-19
Coronavirus Is Spreading across Borders, But It Is Not a Migration Problem
A Race Against the Clock: Meeting Seasonal Labor Needs in the Age of COVID-19
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