El Salvador: Civil War, Natural Disasters, and Gang Violence Drive Migration
El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America yet the most densely populated. A stagnant economy, high levels of crime and violence, and natural disasters have pushed growing numbers of people...
View ArticleThe U.S. Asylum System in Crisis: Charting a Way Forward
The United States has a long tradition of providing asylum to those in need. But in recent years, case backlogs have grown and many asylum seekers now wait years for a decision. This report examines...
View ArticleTransnational Organized Crime Groups, Immigration, and Border Security:...
Testimony of Andrew Selee, President of MPI, before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration on December 12, 2018 regarding the intersections of transnational...
View ArticleShaping a Narrative of "Crisis" at Border, Trump Administration...
The Trump administration took sweeping action in 2018 to slow legal immigration, make life harder for some immigrants already in the United States, rebuff would-be asylum seekers, and reduce refugee...
View ArticlePromising Strategies for Reintegration of Migrants Returning to Mexico and...
Authors of a year-long study of reception and reintegration services in Mexico and the Northern Triangle discuss the findings of their fieldwork, including the differing reintegration needs of...
View ArticleSustainable Reintegration: Strategies to Support Migrants Returning to Mexico...
Reception and reintegration programs for deported and other returning migrants represent a long-term investment for migrant-origin and destination countries, holding the potential to reduce...
View ArticleCreativity amid Crisis: Legal Pathways for Venezuelan Migrants in Latin America
Faced with the arrival of more than 3 million Venezuelans fleeing economic collapse and political upheaval, Latin American countries have responded with creativity and pragmatism. But as the migration...
View ArticleCreatividad dentro de la crisis: opciones legales para migrantes venezolanos...
Enfrentados con la llegada de más de 3 millones de venezolanos huyendo de una economía colapsada y conflictos políticos, los países latinoamericanos han respondido con creatividad y pragmatismo. Pero,...
View ArticleCaribbean Immigrants in the United States
Caribbean immigrants represent 10 percent of the 44.5 million immigrants in the United States, with the vast majority coming from just five countries: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, and...
View ArticleRemain in Mexico Plan Echoes Earlier U.S. Policy to Deter Haitian Migration
Remain in Mexico—the Trump administration policy aimed at deterring the rising numbers of migrants from Central America by requiring them to stay in Mexico through most of their U.S. asylum...
View ArticleInternational Experience Suggests Safe Third-Country Agreement Would Not...
While safe third-country agreements appear to hold the potential of deterring new asylum claims, experience suggests this may be a false promise. As the Trump administration explores the possibility of...
View ArticleSpike in Unaccompanied Child Arrivals at U.S.-Mexico Border Proves Enduring...
Approximately 11,500 unaccompanied children were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in May, putting this year on track to exceed 2014's surge. As the U.S. government struggles to care for these...
View ArticleBeyond Walls and Tariffs: Responding to Migration Challenges at the...
This event features a smart conversation by a range of experts on U.S.-Mexico border conditions, looking at policy responses by both countries and regional cooperation.
View ArticleStrategic Solutions for the United States and Mexico to Manage the Migration...
Amid surging migration from Central America, the United States and Mexico in June 2019 agreed to a series of enforcement measures. Yet these near-term efforts will be difficult to maintain given...
View ArticleSoluciones estratégicas para afrontar la crisis migratoria en Estados Unidos...
Dado el incremento de los flujos migratorios provenientes de Centroamérica, el pasado mes de junio de 2019, los Estados Unidos y México acordaron tomar una serie de medidas para reducir los flujos...
View ArticleFrom Control to Crisis: Changing Trends and Policies Reshaping U.S.-Mexico...
How did the U.S. border enforcement picture go in the span of two years from the lowest levels of illegal immigration since 1971 to a spiraling border security and humanitarian crisis? This report...
View ArticleCentral American Immigrants in the United States
While much attention has been paid to recent Central American arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border, nearly half of the approximately 3.5 million Central Americans resident in the United States in 2017...
View ArticleInmigrantes centroamericanos en los Estados Unidos
Si bien se ha prestado mucha atención a los centroamericanos recién llegados a la frontera entre los Estados Unidos y México, casi la mitad de los aproximadamente 3.5 millones que vivían en los Estados...
View ArticleInvesting in the Neighborhood: Changing Mexico-U.S. Migration Patterns and...
Migration between Mexico and the United States has changed dramatically in recent years, but policies and political rhetoric in both countries have not always kept up. This report, which draws from...
View ArticleInvertir en el vecindario: Cambios en los patrones de migración entre México...
La migración entre México y Estados Unidos ha cambiado dramáticamente en los últimos años, pero las políticas y la retórica política en ambos países no se han actualizado a este contexto a la misma...
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