Immigration

People wearing protective face masks line up to cross the border between Colombia and Venezuela at Simon Bolivar international bridge in Cucuta, Colombia March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez

Up Front

The US can learn a lot from Colombia about giving rights to undocumented immigrants

Dany Bahar

Monday, February 22, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden returns to the White House after a town hall meeting in Minneapolis. President Biden also received ashes for Ash Wednesday from Rev. Brian McDermott at Georgetown University.Where: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 17 Feb 2021Credit: Oliver Contreras/POOL via CNP/InStar/Cover Images

FixGov

Biden’s immigration reset

John Hudak and Christine Stenglein

Friday, February 19, 2021

People walk on the esplanade of La Defense, in the financial and business district, west of Paris, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC1B9BB86D30

Up Front

Class Notes: Long-term effects of school shootings, the racial earnings gap, and more

Ariel Gelrud Shiro and Richard V. Reeves

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Migrants, mainly from Central America and marching in a caravan, walk on a road on the outskirts of Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Order from Chaos

The imperative to address the root causes of migration from Central America

Charles T. Call

Friday, January 29, 2021

Reports

Immigration

4 ways the Biden administration can improve the employment-based immigration system without Congress

Dan Berger, Steve Yale-Loehr, Emily Hindle, and Hun Lee

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Demographics & Population

What the 2020 census will reveal about America: Stagnating growth, an aging population, and youthful diversity

William H. Frey

Monday, January 11, 2021

I-129 Petition for a nonimmigrant worker blank form lies on United States flag with envelope from Department of Homeland Security close up

Report

An executive order worth $100 billion: The impact of an immigration ban’s announcement on Fortune 500 firms’ valuation

Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Britta Glennon

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Israel

The other tribe: Israel’s Russian-speaking community and how it is changing the country

Lily Galili

Monday, September 21, 2020

People cross the Colombian-Venezuelan border over the partially opened Simon Bolivar international bridge in San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela June 8, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez

Report

Venezuelan migration, crime, and misperceptions: A review of data from Colombia, Peru, and Chile

Dany Bahar, Meagan Dooley, and Andrew Selee

Monday, September 14, 2020

Blog Posts

MUMBAI/INDIA - MAY 11, 2020: Migrant workers walk on the highway on their journey back home during a nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Future Development

International Migrants Day and COVID-19

Omer Karasapan

Friday, December 18, 2020

Immigration activists hold signs during a rally to protest against the Trump Administration's immigration policy, outside the White House in Washington, U.S., June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Up Front

The road to fix America’s broken immigration system begins abroad

Dany Bahar

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

US President Donald J. Trump makes remarks as he meets with US Tech Workers and signs an Executive Order on Hiring Americans, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, in Washington, DC, USA, 03 August 2020. No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Up Front

The day that America lost $100 billion because of an immigration visa ban

Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Britta Glennon

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

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Pathways Toward Legal Migration into the EU

Edited by Sergio Carrera, Andrew Geddes, Elspeth Guild, and Marco Stefan

2017

All at Sea

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2016

International Migration Outlook 2015

By OECD

2016

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Experts

John Hudak

Deputy Director - Center for Effective Public Management

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

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Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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A group of people rally outside the United States Supreme Court in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, June 18, 2020. The Court ruled on Thursday that United States President Donald J. Trump could not immediately end the DACA program. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Podcast Episode

Our Nation of Immigrants: Solving the immigration challenge

John Hudak

Friday, September 25, 2020

Roofers work on new homes at a residential construction site in the west side of the Las Vegas Valley in Las Vegas, Nevada April 5, 2013. The once-beleaguered Las Vegas housing market has been on fire since investment firms began buying homes here some eight months ago. Picture taken April 5, 2013. To match Special Report VEGAS-HOUSING/ REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)

Podcast Episode

Our Nation of Immigrants: The economics of immigration

John Hudak

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

March 29, 2020; El Paso, Texas, USA; View of the Rio Grande between El Paso, left, and Juarez, right, during the COVID-19 pandemic health crisis. Mandatory Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre-USA TODAY NETWORK

Podcast Episode

Our Nation of Immigrants: On the border

John Hudak

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

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Reports

Maras, migrants, and Mexico: Policy issues for the next US administration

Policy 2020: Our nation of immigrants

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

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