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🎓 Highly skilled immigrants are over-represented across many high-income countries. Yet, a significant number face "brain...

🎓 Highly skilled immigrants are over-represented across many high-income countries. Yet, a significant number face "brain waste," where they're employed in jobs well below their skill levels or are unemployed.

Can countries turn the situation around? Recent changes in licensing and credentialing policies, some propelled by the pandemic, have sought to address the barriers. Our Migration Information Source magazine explores the changing landscape:
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/credential-recognition-trends

As the 🗳️ U.S. elections approach, immigration remains a pivotal topic. The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) offers first-ever...

As the 🗳️ U.S. elections approach, immigration remains a pivotal topic. The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) offers first-ever projections of shifts in the working-age population by immigrant generation through 2040, based on differing immigration scenarios. 📊

✍ As MPI analysts note, limiting immigration could hinder productivity and strain vital social programs.
For a deeper dive into these findings and an interactive data tool, visit 🔽
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/.../immigrant-origin...

More refugees were resettled in the US in fiscal year 2024 than any time in the prior 30 years. The more than 100,000 admissions fulfill a...

More refugees were resettled in the US in fiscal year 2024 than any time in the prior 30 years. The more than 100,000 admissions fulfill a Joe Biden campaign promise and are especially notable given the record-low refugee resettlement just three years earlier.

How did the U.S. government turn the system around?
💰 Investment in people and systems
📈 Setting higher targets
🧪 Experimentation with new policies and programs
⏱️ Processing efficiencies

Read more: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/rebuilt-us-refugee-resettlement-biden

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🍃 How can governments from across the globe respond to the nexus of climate change & migration? 📅 Join us Oct. 31 for an online...

🍃 How can governments from across the globe respond to the nexus of climate change & migration? 📅 Join us Oct. 31 for an online discussion on how to chart a smart agenda to address #climatemigration.

Ahead of 🌍#COP29 next month, panelists will discuss immigrant workers’ role in the #greentransition, ways to better incorporate affected communities’ voices in climate solutions, policy responses outside the humanitarian protection space, & the cues that shape public opinion of #climatemigrants.

📊 Labor shortages have already emerged in the green economy & the race towards a net-zero future is sure to continue to transform...

📊 Labor shortages have already emerged in the green economy & the race towards a net-zero future is sure to continue to transform workforces globally.
✏ The role of immigration in the green transition has been overlooked.
📝 In our NEW brief Kate Hooper & Lawrence Huang analyze what’s driving shortages in green jobs, the existing role that immigrants play in the green economy, & how best to leverage immigration policy to facilitate green transition ambitions.
Read up: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/.../immigrant-workers...

🌎 In our warming world, smart policy decisions on addressing climate-related displacement are going to require public buy-in. But public...

🌎 In our warming world, smart policy decisions on addressing climate-related displacement are going to require public buy-in. But public opinion on climate migrants can be as unpredictable as climate change itself.

What are the factors that trigger anxiety or support for climate migrants?

📝 Our new policy brief kicks off a four-part series on aspects of climate and migration, including humanitarian protection, development, and the green transition.

🔗https://www.migrationpolicy.org/.../public-opinion...

Facing extreme storms, rising sea levels, and other environmental challenges, Bangladesh is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable...

Facing extreme storms, rising sea levels, and other environmental challenges, Bangladesh is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. It’s also a major origin of emigration, with millions of Bangladeshis living abroad—especially in India.

The latest article from our Migration Information Source magazine connects the dots to show how climate change is prompting and shaping migration from and within Bangladesh.

Here’s what you need to know to get up to speed:
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/bangladesh-india-climate-migration

What do you know about the immigrant community in the US from the 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic?Here are some key stats:- 📊 About 75% of...

What do you know about the immigrant community in the US from the 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic?

Here are some key stats:

- 📊 About 75% of all Dominican emigrants live in the US
- Dominicans are the 2️nd largest Caribbean group in the country
- 🗽 Most live in the NYC area
- 📈 The Dominican immigrant population has been growing much faster than the overall foreign-born population

https://bit.ly/DominicanImmigrantStats

🇨🇦 Canada's growing immigrant population may be redefining how researchers think about integration. While academics have...

🇨🇦 Canada's growing immigrant population may be redefining how researchers think about integration. While academics have traditionally understood integration to be the process of moving from a marginalized community to the population’s “mainstream,” places like Canada—where more than half the population could be immigrants or children of immigrants by 2041—suggest the need for a reboot.

What does it mean to “fit in” when there is no clear single group in which to fit?

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/canada-integration-theory-multicultural

Over the last 2 years, hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and other migrants have been bused or otherwise gone straight from the...

Over the last 2 years, hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and other migrants have been bused or otherwise gone straight from the US-Mexico border to New York & other interior cities, accelerating what had previously been a much more gradual process. Cities had to erect encampments in tents and stadiums, and struggled to help migrants access essential services.

Now, the situation has stabilized. Here's how: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/us-cities-innovations-integrate-arrivals

W/the int'l humanitarian protection system under immense pressure amid displacement crises, changing migration & public discontent,...

W/the int'l humanitarian protection system under immense pressure amid displacement crises, changing migration & public discontent, can it be improved?

📋NEW report: Susan Fratzke, Meghan Benton, Andrew Selee, Emma Dorst & Samuel Davidoff-Gore share their transformative vision for:
✔️providing protection to those who need it & swiftly adjudicating those found not to merit protection
✔️securing public trust by reducing chaos
✔️reducing harm to individuals

Read the report ⤵
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/asylum-system-21st-century

🔍 East African migrants traveling irregularly to Europe, the Middle East, or South Africa can face torture, kidnapping, or treatment...

🔍 East African migrants traveling irregularly to Europe, the Middle East, or South Africa can face torture, kidnapping, or treatment described as crimes against humanity. Many may become stranded and need assistance from an international organization or government to return to their origin.

Our Migration Information Source magazine traced the results of a major EU-IOM effort assisting migrants returning to Ethiopia, Sudan & Somalia.

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/stranded-migrant-return-reintegration-africa

Becoming a U.S. citizen is a significant milestone for many immigrants, providing them with the same privileges and responsibilities as the...

Becoming a U.S. citizen is a significant milestone for many immigrants, providing them with the same privileges and responsibilities as the U.S. born and deepening their integration into their new society. While slightly more than 1/2 of all immigrants are U.S. citizens, with 878,000 taking the oath of citizenship last year, more than 9 million green-card holders are eligible but have yet to naturalize.

Find more info here: https://bit.ly/NaturalizedCitizensInfo

🇰🇪 Kenya is an economic powerhouse, an island of relative stability in East Africa, and home to hundreds of thousands of refugees. By...

🇰🇪 Kenya is an economic powerhouse, an island of relative stability in East Africa, and home to hundreds of thousands of refugees. By turns welcoming and cooler towards refugees, the government’s approach to refugees has become increasing security-focused in the wake of terrorist attacks.

Our new article provides key stats to orient you on migration in one of Africa’s most bustling countries.

www.migrationpolicy.org/article/kenya-migration-refugee-profile

The Biden administration is on pace to match the Trump administration’s deportation numbers. The strategy has shifted, however. In a...

The Biden administration is on pace to match the Trump administration’s deportation numbers. The strategy has shifted, however. In a return to tactics used by earlier administrations, an overwhelming number of deportations under the Biden administration have come in the form of voluntary returns taking place at the border, rather than arrests and removals of unauthorized immigrants from the US interior. This comes as a time of record irregular arrivals at the border.

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/biden-deportation-record

Get the latest research on next-generation strategies the fed. gov't can use to support federally funded state & local programs in...

Get the latest research on next-generation strategies the fed. gov't can use to support federally funded state & local programs in effectively providing meaningful language access for the more than 25 million US residents who have limited proficiency in English. Join us tomorrow, 6/26, as speakers offer recommendations for how to weave language access into existing processes & foster a more coordinated, effective, and efficient federal response to agency and public needs.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/improving-language-access-federally-supported-programs

Historical immigration from China and Japan to Peru has had a lasting impact on the South American country. Immigrants arrived in the 19th...

Historical immigration from China and Japan to Peru has had a lasting impact on the South American country. Immigrants arrived in the 19th and early 20th century to fill labor market needs, but soon encountered a backlash from native Peruvians who worried the arrivals would compete for jobs and pose other problems.

Now, amid a major influx of Venezuelans, the past may be repeating itself.

Our Migration Information Source magazine provides an overview: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/peru-asian-immigration-history

Over 25 million US residents have limited proficiency in English & providing these individuals access to public services &...

Over 25 million US residents have limited proficiency in English & providing these individuals access to public services & information in their native language has been a civil rights requirement for federally funded programs for decades. However, language access in these programs often remains a goal rather than a reality.
Learn more about how the fed. gov. can support federally funded programs in effectively operationalizing and sustaining meaningful language access.
https://bit.ly/626langaccess