COVID-19 pandemic exposes gaps in European migrant health policies &...
BRUSSELS — As elsewhere in the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed European health-care systems to their limits. But the harms have not been felt evenly, with migrants and refugees having a higher...
View ArticleThe pandemic should catalyze a more permanent rethinking of European welfare...
BRUSSELS — Since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, European governments have invested heavily in emergency measures to save jobs and rekindle battered economies. In 2020, EU Member States allotted...
View ArticleWhile Their Employment Has Bounced Back Since the Height of the Pandemic,...
WASHINGTON — While much remains uncertain, economic indicators in the United States appear to be improving after the dislocation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. unemployment rate fell from...
View ArticleDHS Must Fix Its Governance to Manage Immigration as a System and Better...
WASHINGTON — Almost two decades since the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created by Congress to protect the homeland in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, immigration — especially the...
View ArticleAmid Rising African Migration through the Americas, Governments Should...
WASHINGTON — Though dwarfed by the movements of Central and South American and Caribbean migrants through the Americas northwards, a growing number of Africans are transiting the region, hoping to...
View ArticleEn respuesta al aumento en la migración africana a través de las Américas,...
WASHINGTON – Aunque empequeñecido por los movimientos de migrantes de Centro o Sudamérica y el Caribe, el número de africanos que transitan por las Américas con la esperanza de solicitar asilo en los...
View ArticleMPI Launches 20th Anniversary Podcast Series, World of Migration, Examining...
WASHINGTON — Twenty years since the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) was founded, much has changed in the world of migration and integration policy. MPI’s founding generation has witnessed the evolving...
View ArticleNew Report Examines How Immigration Narratives Take Hold and Spread
WASHINGTON — International migration has more than tripled worldwide since 1960, with many countries previously unaccustomed to large-scale immigration now hosting sizeable foreign-born populations. As...
View ArticleNew Report Identifies Innovative Features of U.S. State and Local Language...
WASHINGTON — More than 25 million U.S. residents are Limited English Proficient (LEP), about 80 percent of them immigrants. Language barriers can pose significant obstacles to integration into American...
View ArticleWhile Migrant Encounters at the U.S.-Mexico Border in 2021 Were High, They...
WASHINGTON — With today’s official reporting that the Border Patrol encountered migrants crossing the southwest border without authorization 1.66 million times during fiscal year (FY) 2021 (a number...
View ArticleAmid Pandemic-Fueled Need for Medicaid, MPI Estimates Nearly Half of...
WASHINGTON — Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for public health insurance has surged in the United States. Between February 2020 and January 2021, almost 10 million working-age adults...
View ArticleState Guardrails Are Needed to Help Support High-Quality Learning and High...
WASHINGTON — Few academic outcomes carry the weight of high school graduation. Yet for the 5 million English Learners (ELs) in the United States, the pathway to graduation can be uneven and complex as...
View ArticleExpanding the Reach of Temporary Work Visas in Central America Could Help...
WASHINGTON — With the number of Central American migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border rising in recent years, it is clear the United States and its regional partners face a long-term challenge...
View ArticleAmpliar el alcance de visas de empleo temporales en Centroamérica podría...
WASHINGTON — El aumento en el número de migrantes centroamericanos que llegan a la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México en los últimos años deja claro que Estados Unidos y sus socios regionales...
View ArticleMPI-WFP-MIT Report: Stemming Rising Migration from Central America Calls for...
WASHINGTON, DC/PANAMA — Poverty, food insecurity, climate shocks and violence pushed an estimated annual average of 378,000 Central Americans to migrate to the United States over the past five years,...
View ArticleInforme: Para detener el aumento de la migración desde Centroamérica se deben...
WASHINGTON DC/PANAMÁ — La pobreza, la inseguridad alimentaria, los choques climáticos y la violencia empujaron a un promedio anual estimado de 378.000 centroamericanos a migrar a los Estados Unidos...
View ArticleMPI Issues Latest Data Profiles of Unauthorized Immigrants at U.S., State...
MPI has released its latest socio-demographic data profiles of unauthorized immigrants for the United States, 41 states and the District of Columbia, as well as the 130 counties with the largest...
View ArticleRising Scale & Diversity of Migration to Costa Rica Requires Improvements...
WASHINGTON — Though Costa Rica has a long history of immigration as one of the top destinations in Latin America, the arrival of significant numbers of newcomers since 2015 has taxed the system. These...
View ArticleLa creciente escala y diversidad de la migración a Costa Rica requiere...
WASHINGTON — Aunque Costa Rica tiene una larga historia de inmigración como uno de los principales destinos de América Latina, la llegada de un número significativo de migrantes desde 2015 ha puesto...
View ArticleFamily, Friend and Neighbor Caregivers Provide Critical Child Care in...
WASHINGTON — Child care provided by relatives, friends and neighbors is the most common form of care across the United States. It is particularly prevalent among immigrant families, given formal...
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