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Save to My PortfolioCommunities with New Immigrants Deserve Federal Aid

Audrey Singer, May 02, 2008, The News & Observer

The presidential candidates all seem to agree that current immigration policies are broken and need to be fixed. But so far they've avoided dialogue on specific policy ideas. Audrey Singer ideas for our next president include an Earned Legalization program, an Impact Aid program that would offset state and local expenditures and New Americans Initiative to help all immigrants integrate into American life. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioImmigration Reform Ideas for Our Next President

Audrey Singer and Martha Raddatz, May 01, 2008

Immigration Reform Ideas for Our Next PresidentMartha Raddatz interviews Audrey Singer about the estimated 11 million people living illegally in the United States, and the economic force that undocumented workers exert. Her ideas include an Impact Aid Program that would offset state and local expenditures, and a New Americans Initiative to help integrate immigrants into American society.

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Save to My PortfolioGlobal Displacement and the Implications for Refugees

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Washington, DC

Reuters/Georgina CranstonOn April 23, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement hosted the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, for an address on the growth in scale, scope and complexity of global mobility and its effects on refugees. Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) provided brief remarks and introduced High Commissioner Guterres. Read More

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRising Food Prices and Displacement

Khalid Koser, April 23, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Rising Food Prices and DisplacementAs prices for food continue to rise while supply diminishes throughout the world, Khalid Koser writes that the global food crisis is "likely to have a significant impact on those already displaced." He offers insight into the problem and notes that short-term solutions such as cash transfers, lowering of domestic food prices, and food for work schemes will benefit those who are displaced or poor. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement - Annual Report 2007

Spring 2008, The Brookings Institution-University of Bern Project on Internal Displacement

Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement - Annual Report 2007The Brookings-Bern Project is a unique example of a partnership between a research institute and the United Nations. In this report, the Project presents its work from 2007 and discusses the challenges in the field of internal displacement that lie ahead. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioMobilizing Talent for Global Development

Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Washington, DC

ReutersGlobal Economy and Development at Brookings hosted the release of a new publication, The International Mobility of Talent Types, Causes, and Development Impact Track (Oxford University Press, 2008), in coordination with the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioMigration to Hot Housing Markets Cools Off

William H. Frey, March 21, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Migration to America's fastest growing cities have tapered off in the last year, according to the latest Census data results. Would-be homebuyers in previously hot housing markets are unable to obtain the homes they desire, leaving them in limbo. William Frey examines the regions across America weathering the downturn. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioDimensions and Dynamics of Contemporary International Migration

Khalid Koser, March 14, 2008, Workers without Borders: Rethinking Economic Migration, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance

Dimensions and Dynamics of Contemporary International MigrationAlmost every country on earth is affected by international migration, which is inextricably linked with other important global issues, including development, poverty and human rights. Some migrants are exploited and their human rights abused, integration in destination countries can be difficult, and migration can deprive origin countries of important skills. For these reasons and more, as Brookings expert Khalid Koser argues, migration matters. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioAddressing Internal Displacement: Specific Needs and Vulnerabilities

Monday, March 10, 2008
Washington, DC

In many countries, internally displaced persons (IDPs) do not live in camps established by humanitarian organizations, but rather in cities where they are dispersed among the urban population. On March 10, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement hosted a round-table seminar on urban displacment and the issues facing urban IDPs. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioTwenty-First-Century Gateways

Audrey Singer, Susan W. Hardwick and Caroline B. Brettell, March 01, 2008

Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts, this book provides in-depth, comparative analysis of immigration trends and local policy responses in America’s newest gateways. Read More

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPreparing for the Future: Protecting Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

February 29, 2008, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement and Human Rights First

Preparing for the Future: Protecting Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced PersonsThere has been considerable discussion of the immediate humanitarian needs of the more than 4 million Iraqi refugees and IDPs, however, planning for how to address long-term planning has been near non-existent. To address this gap, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, in collaboration with Human Rights First, convened an off-the-record meeting to discuss future scenarios to address the long-term challenges facing Iraq under varied scenarios. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioRace, Immigration and America’s Changing Electorate

William H. Frey, February 28, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Race, Immigration and America’s Changing ElectorateWilliam Frey presents findings on how race and immigration will impact the political geography of the presidential election in November. While conventional wisdom holds that black, Hispanic and Asian minorities are clustered in specific regions and locales, Frey’s research shows that this is changing dramatically. He examines how these race and ethnic groups differ from each other on key political issues and provides an assessment of their projected impact in key "purple" battleground states for future elections. Read More

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCandidate Issue Index: Immigration

Audrey Singer, February 11, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Candidate Issue Index: ImmigrationCompiled by Brookings Institution experts, this chart is part of a series of issue indices being published during the 2008 Presidential election cycle. In this index, candidates' views on immigration, border security, work programs and other aspects of the immigration policy debate are presented. Read More

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAddressing Internally Displaced Persons in a Peace Process: Why and How?

Khalid Koser, December 14, 2007, Addressing Internally Displaced Persons in a Peace Process, United States Institute of Peace

Addressing Internally Displaced Persons in a Peace Process: Why and How?Because IDPs have needs that are different from both refugees and other war-affected civilian populations, they require special attention in peace processes. As Brookings expert Khalid Koser argues, resolving these displacement issues is crucial to achieving a sustainable peace. Read More

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioAgent-Based Modeling and Spatial Population Dynamics Workshop

Friday, December 07, 2007
Washington, DC

The Brookings Center on Social and Economic Dynamics and the Metropolitan Policy Program jointly hosted an NICHD funded Agent Based Modeling and Spatial Population Dynamics Workshop at the Brookings Institution. Researchers from across the country attended the workshop to discuss current projects, to gain insight into agent-based modeling, and to unearth issues for future research collaboration. Read More

In Brief

Migration is one of the most salient issues of an increasingly global society. The unprecedented movement of people—both across and within borders—has produced economic, social and policy challenges worldwide. Reforming immigration policy continues to be a major debate inside the United States. Many of the new policy issues being faced by Americans are reflected elsewhere, in both rich countries and the developing world. Brookings has embarked on an institution-wide initiative on migration to integrate the global debate with the changing face of this nation.

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Q&A with Audrey Singer

Immigration Reform Ideas for Our Next President

"Recognizing the reality that we have workers here illegally and to accept that at face value and to move forward would be the best thing for immigrants, for the communities they live in and for the nation as a whole."

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Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertLael Brainard

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ExpertMartin S. Indyk

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ExpertRon Haskins

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Redefining the challenges facing metropolitan America and promoting innovative solutions to help communities grow in more inclusive, competitive and sustainable ways.

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A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.