Immigration

Destination Canada sign on highway with Canadian flag waving beside

Up Front

Why the Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies are the United States’ loss and the rest of the world’s gain

Britta Glennon

Monday, July 20, 2020

People hold signs as they take part in a rally for "Justice Everywhere" to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to disallow the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, in San Diego, California, U.S., June 18, 2020. The sign in the middle reads: "No human being is illegal". REUTERS/Mike Blake

Podcast Episode

How will the Trump administration’s new immigration restrictions affect the US economy?

Dany Bahar and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, June 25, 2020

A car drives in a caravan during a demonstration in midtown Manhattan organized by the New York-based 'Workers Justice Project', protesting for rights of essential immigrant workers in the State of New York during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Podcast Episode

Immigrants and the coronavirus pandemic: A conversation with Rep. Judy Chu

John Hudak and Rep. Judy Chu

Friday, May 29, 2020

Migrant workers clean fields amid an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Salinas Valley near Salinas, California, U.S., March 30, 2020. Picture taken March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Future Development

Less gratitude, please. How COVID-19 reveals the need for migration reform

Marta Foresti

Friday, May 22, 2020

Reports

Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Akesson speaks on election evening at Kristallen restaurant in central Stockholm, Sweden September 9, 2018. TT News Agency/Anders Wiklund/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.

Immigration

The Rise of Sweden Democrats: Islam, Populism and the End of Swedish Exceptionalism

Danielle Lee Tomson

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Demographics & Population

Reducing immigration will not stop America’s rising diversity, Census projections show

William H. Frey

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Immigration

The moral and policy failures of immigration detainee vaccination policy

John Hudak and Christine Stenglein

Monday, November 25, 2019

Children play at a newly built section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall at Sunland Park, U.S. opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 18, 2016. Picture taken from the Mexico side of the U.S.-Mexico border. Picture taken November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez - RC13C47E2660

Immigration

How states can improve America’s immigration system

John Hudak and Christine Stenglein

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Demographics & Population

Six maps that reveal America’s expanding racial diversity

William H. Frey

September 5, 2019

Blog Posts

Empty bunkbeds await detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) newest detention facility in Anson, Texas. Called the Bluebonnet Detention Center (BBDC), it will start receiving detainees during the week of Dec. 9, 2019 and is slated to accommodate up to 1,000 ICE detainees.1231bluebonnet002

FixGov

As COVID-19 spreads in ICE detention, oversight is more critical than ever

John Hudak and Christine Stenglein

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Medical staff from Fundacion Jimenez Diaz hospital react as neighbours applaud from their balconies in support for healthcare workers, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

Up Front

Don’t forget to thank immigrants, too

Dany Bahar

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Commuters walk through New York's Pennsylvania Station, the nation's busiest train hub, which will be closing tracks for repairs and causing massive disruptions to commuters in New York City, U.S., July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - RC170CEFD710

The Avenue

For the first time on record, fewer than 10% of Americans moved in a year

William H. Frey

Friday, November 22, 2019

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Multimedia

A protester holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court where the court ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration did not give an adequate explanation for its plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, delivering a victory to New York state and others challenging the proposal in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC11B5E74430

Podcast Episode

What does the Supreme Court decision on citizenship status mean for the 2020 census?

William H. Frey

Thursday, June 27, 2019

People watch Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) speak during her campaign kick off event in New York, New York, U.S., March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RC137D9D5970

FixGov

WATCH: Brookings scholars address 21st-century policy issues ahead of 2020

Amanda Waldron

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Courthouse in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RC172B1D73C0

Podcast Episode

Will new documents sway the Supreme Court on census citizenship question?

Alan Berube

Monday, June 3, 2019

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U.S.-Mexican security cooperation: The opportunities and challenges ahead

The immigration challenge in a divided Europe

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