Spain and Latin America Take Diverging Paths on Regularization Spain's offer of legal status to a record number of irregular migrants, most of them from the Western Hemisphere, stands in contrast to the policy approaches in Latin America, where many previous regularization initiatives have ended…

España y América Latina siguen caminos divergentes en materia de regularización La extraordinaria regularización que España llevará a cabo en 2026 podría otorgar estatus legal a un número récord de migrantes en situación irregular, la mayoría de ellos procedentes de América Latina. Este artículo…

Beyond Control Signalling: Designing Integration Policies for Better Outcomes and Public Trust In many high-income countries, governments are scrambling to prove they are in control of immigration by tightening the rules on who can enter and stay....

The Future of Reintegration Is a Key Missing Piece in Europe’s Focus on Returns EU policymakers are under mounting pressure to increase returns, yet the reintegration of returnees remains a politically overlooked dimension....

Countries Are Pushing Borders Outward to Expand Deterrence and Protection Alike Previously niche strategies of recruiting partner countries to help manage irregular migration have become mainstream. Governments in multiple migrant-receiving countries have engaged other countries to screen, detain,…

Creating Inclusive Urban Economies for Migrants and Refugees Migrants and refugees make up notable shares of the workforce in many cities. By creating an environment in which they can find work, apply their skills, and thrive, urban areas can set themselves up to weather current and future…

Central Asian Migrants Look Beyond Russia, Yet New Destinations Carry Challenges Too Patterns of migration from Central Asia are changing amid deteriorating conditions in Russia following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine and a 2024 terrorist attack in Moscow blamed on Tajik nationals. Some labor…

From Exile to Return: Rebuilding Lives and States after Conflict The fall of Syria’s Assad regime has raised questions in high-income countries about when displaced Syrians will return home. Similar conversations are underway about the nearly 7 million displaced Ukrainians. This report examines…

Chasing Public Opinion, UK Immigration Policy Has Swung Cyclically UK immigration policy has often followed public mood on the issue. While attitudes have remained generally steady, the issue’s salience—how important people feel it to be—has risen and fallen, often in response to major news…

What Do Changes in Turkey and Syria Spell for Kurds Seeking Protection Abroad? Significant shares of Syrians and Turks who have sought asylum in the European Union are of Kurdish background. How will migration be affected by the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and Turkey’s 2025…

Meeting Labor Skill Needs While Expanding Refugee Protection This webinar explored labor migration pathways as a potential avenue for qualified refugees to access protection in Europe while helping meet destination countries’ skill needs. Speakers examined ways to make work visas more accessible…

Building Refugee-Inclusive Labor Mobility Pathways: A Visa Evaluation Framework When refugees can access mainstream work visas, this offers opportunities to find safety while also helping destination countries meet pressing labor needs. Yet the design of many work visas puts them out of reach for…

Meeting Labor Skill Needs While Expanding Refugee Protection This webinar will explore labor migration pathways as a potential avenue for qualified refugees to access protection in Europe while helping meet destination countries’ skill needs. Speakers will examine ways to make work visas more…

Weaponized Mass Migration: A Security Risk to Europe and the United States Testimony of Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan, Deputy Director of MPI's International Program, before the U.S. House of Representatives, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Europe Subcommittee, on February 10, 2026.

Diaspora as Diplomacy in Albania Albania's diaspora has been an asset for the government's ambitions to join the European Union, grow its economy, and increase its international standing. As the government has sought to build closer ties with Albanians living abroad and others with ancestral ties…

What Drives Anti-Migrant Vigilantes In recent years, vigilante groups opposed to immigration have formed to conduct patrols, stage parades, and even commit violence against asylum seekers and other migrants in Europe, North America, and other regions. Vigilantes often claim that the government has…

The Role of Counselling & Reintegration Support in Shaping Migrants’ Return Decisions Featuring a study on the role that counselling and reintegration programs can play in shaping migrants' return decisions, this webinar examines how timing of such interventions, counselling approaches, and…

To Leave or Stay? Examining the Role of Counseling and Reintegration Assistance in the Return Decision-Making of Migrants Ordered to Leave the Netherlands Policymakers across the European Union are seeking ways to incentivize third-country nationals with return orders to comply and voluntarily…

The Role of Counselling & Reintegration Support in Shaping Migrants’ Return Decisions Featuring a new study on the decisions of Iraqi and Nigerian migrants who left the Netherlands after receiving a return order, speakers on this webinar will discuss how timing, counseling approaches, and…

Europe’s Talent Race Starts at the Visa Counter The European Commission's forthcoming visa strategy must be complemented by national-level policy change given that EU-wide channels represent a small share of total legal migration pathways to Europe. To compete more fully for global talent,…

Achieving the "Quadruple Win": Labor Migration Strategies for Europe to Meet its Skill Needs Featuring discussion of a study that examines best practices for designing and managing labor migration corridors between EU Member States and partner countries, this webinar offers insights on how to…

Best Practices for Designing and Managing Labor Migration Corridors to Europe Labor and skills shortages threaten the European Union’s economic growth. Attracting workers with sought-after skills from abroad will be an important means of addressing these challenges. This report examines best…

Moldova Shoulders Disproportionately Large Ukrainian Population, in the Shadow of the European Union and Russia One of Europe’s poorest countries, Moldova has hosted more displaced Ukrainians per capita than any other nation. More than one-quarter of the nearly 7 million Ukrainians who fled since…

Achieving the "Quadruple Win": Labor Migration Strategies for Europe to Meet its Skill Needs Featuring discussion of a new study that examines best practices for designing and managing labor migration corridors between EU Member States and partner countries, this webinar will offer insights on how…

🚨🎧 NEW EPISODE 🛟✊ Peter from The Channel Monitoring Project tells us how the new project plans to monitor people making the dangerous crossing over from France to England. He tells us how @channelmonitoring.bsky.social hopes to counter the toxicity around this, and how anyone can get involved!

Reframing Return and Reintegration: Origin-Country Priorities and Strategies for Cooperation Many migrant-origin countries are developing policies and institutional structures to support their returning nationals, driven by safety concerns, emergencies, and in some cases pressure from destination…

Immigration Data Matters: How to Find the Most Accurate Resources At this release of an updated version of the popular Immigration Data Matters guide, presenters discuss how to navigate and access the increasing number of data sources on immigration and immigrants in the United States and…

Last weekend, as the weather improved, more people tried to cross the Channel to reach safety in the UK. Four lost their lives in three separate incidents — one was a child. The government’s deterrent policies don’t work; they push people to take greater risks. We need #SafeRoutes now.

Immigration and Democracy: Rebuilding Trust in a Changing Europe Featuring research on public attitudes toward immigration and institutional trust, this discussion examines the relationship between migration policy, integration approaches, public trust, and democratic resilience in Europe and…

Together, we can create a kinder Britain - place of solidarity, not hostility towards people crossing the Channel. #RefugeesAreWelcome #Refugees

We monitor the Channel and Kent's coast to record government actions and search and rescue incidents. Accountability protects lives. Please share to spread awareness. #Support #RefugeesWelcome

#HumanRights extend to people seeking safety. Depriving the #rights for those entering by dangerous routes is wrong. Demand safe #migration routes!

We are excited to announce the launch of The Channel Monitoring Project. A new initiative to change reality on the ground and at sea. For the #safety, #dignity and #humanrights of those crossing the border in #smallboats. Counter the toxicity to tell the real story.