Indian Immigrants in the United States
Immigrants from India are the second-largest foreign-born group in the United States, after Mexicans. Indian immigrants tend to be far more highly educated and have greater English proficiency than the...
View ArticleMillionaire Emigration: The Allure of Investor Visas among China’s Elite
Over the past decade, immigrant investor programs have proliferated around the world, and Chinese applicants have dominated in a number of countries. In 2015, about 9,000 Chinese millionaires moved to...
View ArticleChinese Immigrants in the United States
The Chinese represent the third-largest immigrant population in the United States, their numbers having grown rapidly in recent decades. The population is atypical in some respects: Far more highly...
View ArticleChasing the Dubai Dream in Italy: Bangladeshi Migration to Europe
Bangladeshis in 2017 suddenly emerged as one of the top migrant groups entering Europe illegally. While Europe is a new destination, Bangladeshi labor migration has been an important part of the...
View ArticleCriminalizing Irregular Migrant Labor: Thailand’s Crackdown in Context
Thailand has become a key destination for migrant workers, primarily from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos. Many lack authorization, however, and as their numbers have grown, so has the government's intent...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Displacement Challenges in a Country on the Move
Nearly 6 million Afghans fled after violence erupted in the late 1970s, primarily to Iran and Pakistan. While millions returned after the collapse of the Taliban in 2001, the security situation has...
View ArticleFrom Forced Migration to Forced Returns in Afghanistan: Policy and Program...
With 1 million people forcibly returned to Afghanistan in 2016 alone, the nature of return policies and reintegration assistance from European governments and others merits significant attention. This...
View ArticleEU Migration Partnerships: A Work in Progress
In 2016, the European Union announced with fanfare a new Migration Partnership Framework to inform cooperation with countries of origin and transit. While the bloc has long recognized collaboration as...
View ArticleTop 10 of 2017 – Issue #7: Increased Focus on Forced Return of Migrants and...
Governments on the receiving end of migrants and refugees reinforced their commitment to returns in 2017, sending or coercing migrants to move back to impoverished or violent homelands. The Dominican...
View ArticleTop 10 of 2017 – Issue #5: As Displacement Becomes Long-Term, Refugee Hosts...
Millions of displaced people were unable to return home in 2017, and countless others found themselves newly displaced. Targeted violence in Myanmar caused more than 624,000 Rohingya to flee to...
View ArticleTop 10 of 2017 – Issue #2: Surge in Violence Against Myanmar's Rohingya...
More than 630,000 Rohingya refugees had crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar during the last quarter of 2017, fleeing targeted violence by the Burmese military. This displacement, resulting from what...
View ArticleThe State of the World on Migration – Vitorino & Papademetriou Discuss...
This MPI Europe discussion brings together two of the most experienced thinkers on migration policy— António Vitorino and Demetrios G. Papademetriou—to explore what will be needed over the next years...
View ArticleAustralia: A Welcoming Destination for Some
Immigration has driven economic and social development in Australia for more than two centuries. Even as more than one-fourth of the country’s population is foreign born and Australia ranks third among...
View ArticleFilipino Immigrants in the United States
More than 1.9 million Filipinos lived in the United States in 2016, making them the fourth-largest immigrant group. Compared to the foreign-born population overall, Filipinos are more likely to get...
View ArticleImmigration Data Matters
This useful online guide links users directly to the most credible, high-quality data on immigrants and immigration in the United States and internationally. The easy-to-use guide includes more than...
View ArticleNo Retreat: Climate Change and Voluntary Immobility in the Pacific Islands
While media and academic discussions of "climate refugees" paint a picture of mass displacement of millions, in reality many communities vulnerable to climate change may choose to stay as a result of...
View ArticleWhen Disaster Strikes: Responding to Migrants Caught in Crises
Migrants displaced by crisis do not benefit from international protection the way that refugees do. This article examines the experiences of labor migrants amid manmade and natural disasters in the...
View ArticleIndonesia: A Country Grappling with Migrant Protection at Home and Abroad
Indonesia, which has a long history as a major origin for migrant labor in the Asia-Pacific and beyond, more recently has reluctantly found itself a transit and destination country, including for...
View ArticleTop 10 of 2018 – Issue #6: Intensifying Focus on Migrant Returns Takes a More...
Questions of how, when, and under what conditions migrants and asylum seekers can be returned to their origin countries have featured prominently in international discussions of migration in 2018....
View ArticleCompeting Approaches to Selecting Economic Immigrants: Points-Based vs....
National systems for selecting skilled foreign workers have evolved in two directions: Points-based systems in which governments select economic immigrants based on labor and human-capital...
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