It is with deep sadness that we share word of the loss and celebrate the remarkable legacy of Dr. Demetrios G. Papademetriou, president emeritus and co-founder of
@MigrationPolicy
, and founding president of
@MPI_Europe
🚨🚨
@MigrationPolicy
has crunched the numbers: New Trump proclamation banning entry of would-be green card holders who can’t prove they’ll have health insurance coverage within 30 days could exclude 2/3 of future immigrants 1/5
Tomorrow is
#WorldRefugeeDay2019
. Learn about where refugees & asylum seekers originate and the countries in which they reside with these handy data tools:
#dataviz
If it weren’t for immigrants, the US population would have been declining since the post-war baby boom era. But lately, immigration has been slowing
See how
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Cultural orientation programs for refugees begin at different points before resettlement, as new evaluation of such initiatives in Austria, Canada, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal & Romania explores
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TODAY: Event & Livestream
▪️ How & why are int’l & nat’l responses to the rising challenge of displacement diverging?
▪️ What lies ahead for
#GlobalCompactRefugees
?
▪️ What is happening to asylum policies in many countries?
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What should early childhood education and care field consider when dealing with the unique experiences of children in immigrant and refugee families? Find out on TOMORROW’S webinar
#ECEC
As countries seek to come to terms with record forcible displacement & manage other human movement, learn more at this March 6 event about how IOM is working with its partners
In a challenging time for the US
#refugeeresettlement
system, join us Jan. 23 for a webchat on innovative steps that service providers are taking to ensure refugees find sustainable
#employment
➡️
The recent arrivals of Haitian migrants at the US-Mexico border was chaotic
But it's the culmination of movement through the Americas that's been going on for a decade
Read our new article to understand how, why & where Haitians have traveled since 2010
Common European Asylum System reform is back on the agenda
While the EU shelved CEAS reform after the migration crisis, Member States went to work to fix their asylum systems. As Brussels seeks fresh ideas, it should look to these nuts & bolts reforms
📣Calling college students & recent grads interested in immigration policy!
We’re seeking exceptional candidates for our Summer 2024 (May-August) research internships, conducted remotely & in person (in DC)
Apply by March 1!
The crisis in Tigray has produced the largest outflow of refugees from Ethiopia in decades
At different times, Ethiopia has been both origin country & host of large numbers of refugees
Get the history ⬇️
MPI is hiring📢 Passionate about migration policy research? Interested in humanitarian protection?
We're looking for a researcher to join our International Program as an associate policy analyst, working on refugee resettlement & asylum
Apply by 5/1
With reports that the Trump administration is barring certain foreign workers in the H1B, H2B, J1 & L1 categories from US entry, we estimate this would keep 219,000 temporary workers out
Headed to Global
#RefugeeForum
& need some reading? Check out new reports on:
🔹Volunteerism to aid refugee integration:
🔹Refugee housing challenges:
🔹Strengthening refugee sponsorship programs:
#GRF
Interested in immigration policy? Eager to be part of the conversation? 🗣
We’re recruiting for our Spring 2021 internship cycle❗️
Apply now (& it’s virtual – so you can be anywhere in the world!)
The
#PublicCharge
rule out today may:
🔸Cause immigrants & their US-born kids to withdraw in big numbers from public benefit programs for which they are eligible
🔸Dramatically change future legal immigration flows
🔸Shift policy on access to benefits
With the Supreme Court’s decision today finding the DACA program termination was illegal, legal experts expect USCIS will be obligated to re-open the program to everyone who meets the criteria
Who does?
A thread on our estimates ⬇️⬇️1/7
For 20 years, MPI has generated evidence-based, essential research & policy ideas
Over the next 20 days, we will be highlighting 20 major pieces of
@MigrationPolicy
research from across our lifetime
See this 🧵for your daily dose of essential readings
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34% of recent (<3 years in US) adults with green cards lack health insurance
Another 31% have publicly funded or subsidized insurance that wouldn't meet Trump proclamation test: Medicaid, or insurance purchased through an ACA exchange eligible for subsidies or tax credits 2/5
📣 Big day! We’re launching new
@MigrationPolicy
clearinghouse for some of the most relevant research, analysis & data on mass migration movements & policy adaptations taking place in Latin America & the Caribbean
Check out our new Migration Portal
🌎
The U.S. faces a shortage of 5 million college-educated workers by 2020. Yet 2 million highly skilled immigrants are in low-skilled jobs or can't find work. How can this 'brain waste' be fixed?
We asked the experts
Más de 4 millones de las personas que han huido de Venezuela permanecen en América Latina y el Caribe. Pero los perfiles de los migrantes varían según el país
Lo invitamos a que vean este nuevo perfil migratorio de venezolanos en 11 países
@UNmigration
In order to qualify to buy health insurance through an ACA exchange without being eligible for subsidies, a household has to have income over 400% of the federal poverty line, or over $103,000 for a family of four 4/5
An estimated 1 to 2 million Chinese migrants live in Africa, incl. in Angola🇦🇴 Madagascar🇲🇬 Nigeria🇳🇬 Mauritius🇲🇺
#SinoAfrica
As this population grows, some countries have made it easier for Chinese nationals to visit, fostering cultural + business ties
MPI is pleased to announce the selection of 3 new nonresident fellows. Welcome
@jorgeschiavon
,
@lugandini
&
@felinefreier
!
Learn more about our distinguished new colleagues here:
Smart discussions on immigration should be informed by reliable data
Our Immigration Data Matters guide links users to 250+ high-quality US & international data resources on immigrants and immigration
Check it out!
Overall, the new Trump insurance requirement could be an even stricter test for new immigrants than the
#publiccharge
rule, which is now being litigated in 8 lawsuits 5/5
The share of intending immigrants who'll struggle to prove they can get insurance within 30 days could be even higher than our estimate that 65% wouldn’t surmount hurdle, since it can take time for people to identify a health insurance plan or find a job offering insurance 3/5
Mexico is the source of most immigrants to the USA, but its share has been dropping in recent years
Get more information on recent & historical immigration trends
Mexico has deported more migrants back to El Salvador, Guatemala & Honduras since 2015 than has the U.S. government, according to
@MigrationPolicy
tally of removals data from
@DHSgov
&
@SEGOB_mx
Interested in immigration but don’t know where to find credible, high-quality data?
Check out our Immigration Data Matters Guide, a useful tool for beginners & veteran researchers alike! ➡️
1 in 3 students on a US college campus is an immigrant or US-born child of an immigrant – up from 1 in 5 in 2000
What does the growing immigrant-origin share of university & college enrollment mean for the future?
We take a look in a new brief:
We estimate 263,000 immigrants & refugees with degrees in health-related fields are unable to work at their skill level in the U.S. due to credential recognition & other barriers
With COVID & healthcare system needs, this pool of talent could be tapped
Opinion: America should acknowledge my medical training and the skills I honed as a physician in Iraq and to let me work here as a doctor — especially after having toiled on the frontlines of Covid-19 care.
This allocation is by far the lowest in the history of the U.S. refugee resettlement program, which prior to this administration was 67,000 at its lowest level (in 1986)
BREAKING: Trump admin sets refugee cap of 18,000 for next fiscal year. It's the lowest in the refugee program's 40+ year history, although previous years have had fewer admissions.
It wasn’t a theme at this week’s presidential debate, but Donald Trump & Joe Biden are miles apart on immigration.
Our new article evaluates where they stand & how US immigration policy could evolve over the next 4 years
Trump administration faces Jan. 8 deadline to decide whether to renew
#TPS
for nearly 263,000
#Salvadorans
-- who make up 60% of TPS holders. Learn more:
More than 1/3 of US military veterans who are immigrants came from Mexico or the Philippines
This
#VeteransDay
learn more about the immigrants who served in the US armed forces
The incoming Biden team faces an opportunity to move away from a unilateral border enforcement regime to a collaborative, regional approach to managing migration that’s sustainable over the long term
@SeleeAndrew
@ruizags
sketch the steps to do so
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A big thank you to all who helped us celebrate our 20th anniversary yesterday from near and far
We are extremely grateful to our MPI community, which has been instrumental to our growth over these past two decades. We look forward to the next 20 years w/ you all!
We're hiring!
We have 2 researcher positions with our U.S. Immigration Policy Program
Check out the details & if one of these is the right job for you, apply by June 27
Wondering about how many migrants live in or are from a particular country?
Our international tool brings you updated data on the total number of migrants by country of origin or destination:
🚩 🚩Just out:
@MigrationPolicy
estimates 98,000 unauthorized immigrants graduate from U.S. high schools every year.
Learn more about these Dreamers in new fact sheet with data for U.S. & top states ⬇️
What are the 5 key ways the Mexican & US governments can create long-term solutions to the migration crisis at the
#USMexicoBorder
, as enforcement-only strategies won’t last forever?
@MigrationPolicy
@elcolmex
explain ⬇️⬇️
How can societies respond smartly amid rising nativism fueled in part by unease over immigration/demographic change?
Check out
@MigrationPolicy
recommendations & research series
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The
#COVID19
crisis has had immediate & devastating impacts on national
#asylum
systems &
#refugees
. What will it mean for the future of a global humanitarian protection system already under tremendous pressure?
📍📍TODAY: Join the conversation
As the Supreme Court allows the DACA program to continue on, for now, learn more about who holds DACA status, including in which states they live, their countries of origin & workforce participation with our interactive data tools
The messy but massive evacuation out of Afghanistan of former military translators, guides & others was one of the most significant developments of the year – Issue No. 6 in our countdown of the Top 10 Migration Issues of 2021
The U.S. & Mexico have launched enforcement measures to tackle rising Central American migration. Apprehensions have since dipped. But is this sustainable?
Unlikely without longer-term solutions, say top
@MigrationPolicy
@elcolmex
analysts
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This year marks 20 years since we began publishing the Migration Information Source, our authoritative & wide-reaching online magazine
We’re taking time to celebrate! Follow along: 20 days for 20 years of smart, unbiased, authoritative articles🧵 ⤵️
As the U.S. health care system faces critical shortages battling
#COVID19
, a pool of talent now on the sidelines could be called into action
Our new analysis examines skill underutilization among immigrant & refugee college grads with health degrees
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New
@MigrationPolicy
@BrookingsInst
analysis of crime data in Latin America finds Venezuelan migration is *not* leading to a rise in crime, despite perceptions to the contrary
Canada’s new Tech Talent Strategy aims to woo international workers who are in the US on H-1B visas
What does this mean for the United States in the global race for talent?
A new MPI commentary has the answers
More than 70% of Venezuelans abroad reside in
#Brazil
,
#Chile
,
#Colombia
,
#Ecuador
&
#Peru
How are these migrants & refugees faring along economic, educational & other indicators of socioeconomic integration?
Our latest report w/
@UNmigration
examines
New report from
@nataliabbogdan
tackles the question of how to have a constructive conversation about immigration’s cost and benefits when it feels like facts no longer matter:
4 million+ people who have fled Venezuela remain in Latin America & Caribbean. But the flows are not monolithic & vary in character by country
Check out our new profile with
@UNmigration
, using
@DTM_IOM
data, of Venezuelans in 11 countries in the region
He took great joy in mentoring young talent and helping nurture careers
It was an honor during MPI’s recent 20th anniversary celebration to rename the internship program the Demetrios G. Papademetriou Young Scholars program
Just out: Countries in Latin America have absorbed vast numbers of Venezuelan migrants.
@SeleeAndrew
@jessicabolter
take a look at their responses & the lessons they offer
This month the African Continental Free Trade Area went into effect, creating the largest free trade area in the world. But many experts say its impact will be limited without greater freedom of movement
Get up to speed on Africa’s free movement efforts
📣📣 Hot off the presses:
@MigrationPolicy
estimates of the Dreamer, TPS & DED populations that could gain legal status under
#HR6
, the Dream and Promise (
#ProtectTheDream
) Act introduced today in US House ⬇️
With Salvadoran decision today, Trump administration will have ended
#TPS
for more than 413,000 Salvadorans, Hondurans, Haitians, Nicaraguans & Sudanese
The 9 million immigrants who are eligible for U.S. citizenship face growing obstacles to naturalization as USCIS has changed its standards + prioritized fraud detection over customer service
The situation could worsen with a major furlough looming
There are more immigrants in the US than ever before. But their rate of growth has slowed in recent years & the Mexican immigrant population has actually dropped by nearly 780,000 since 2010
Learn more:
Latino high school students' fears related to immigration enforcement don’t vary substantially from a high-enforcement jurisdiction to a low-enforcement one
Check out our new study:
From new
#ACS2017
: While Mexicans remain largest immigrant group in US, their numbers have been declining since 2007, even as immigration from others in Top 5 is rising. We visualize the data:
The incoming Biden administration pledges ambitious action on immigration, both to undo some of the most restrictive Trump changes + to advance a bold agenda
Our new policy brief assesses the challenges & opportunities ahead
🔎
Eager to work on issues related to displacement, labor mobility, climate & more?
Join our International Team as a research intern this Jan - April
Internship can be remote – so we’re inviting applicants from all countries
Applications close 1 November!
Interested in immigration but don’t know where to find credible, high-quality data?
Check out our Immigration Data Matters Guide, a useful tool for beginners & veteran researchers alike!
We are thrilled to be launching our Migration Data Hub newsletter!
Make it your gateway to data tools, maps, stats & infographics -- about international migration in all its forms
➡️Take a peek at the 1st issue:
➡️And sign up:
The economic & social crisis that has transpired in the year since the U.S. & allies left Afghanistan has made humanitarian efforts in the region even more critical
How can the int'l community best respond to needs of Afghans in country & abroad?
RSVP:
Across the political spectrum, many perceive that Biden is moving too slowly on immigration
Yet according to our analysis, his administration has carried out 296 executive actions in year 1, a far faster clip than Trump
We assess the record to date
📢 Want to learn more about Central American immigrants in the U.S., a population in the news a lot lately? Brand new, data-rich article provides all the stats + facts you’d ever want to know about this diverse population
Are there consequences of exaggerating the scale of climate refugees in coming years?
Could it play into anti-immigrant sentiment?
Listen to our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration as we explore these questions
.
@MigrationPolicy
's
@SeleeAndrew
tells CBS News that Mexico already has been working to stem the Central American migration flows transiting through the country an route to U.S.
There are nearly 45 million immigrants in the US. Where do they come from? Where do they settle? What jobs do they hold?
Explore our data-rich collection of everything you need to know about US immigration
The number of college-educated immigrants from Mexico in the U.S. is on the rise, well more than doubling since 2000—and tripling in Texas.
Learn more about the rising educational attainment of
#Mexicanimmigrants
with this new fact sheet
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Migration btwn US & Mexico has changed dramatically over last decade. While current political tension may not suggest the time is ripe for cooperation, the 2 countries increasingly face similar migration challenges,
@MigrationPolicy
@elcolmex
explain
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The CARESAct excluded about 5.5 million U.S. citizens and
#greencard
holders from the $1,200 stimulus checks, we estimate
Learn more with our new infographic⬇️
COVID-19 has had a sweeping effect on global migration. When borders closed in response to the pandemic, nearly 3 million migrants were trapped
Learn more about myriad other ways the public health crisis affected human mobility
Interested in migration in
#LatinAmerica
?
Check out our new Latin America & the Caribbean Migration Portal, a comprehensive clearinghouse tracking developments on immigration policy in the region
Demetri, who died Jan. 26, was one of the world’s pre-eminent scholars & lecturers on int'l migration
He advised numerous governments, international organizations, civil society groups & grant-making organizations around the world on migration & immigrant integration issues