Migration, Integration, and Diaspora Engagement in the Caribbean: A Policy...
Although Caribbean migration is often discussed in terms of movement to North America and Europe, migration within the region has increased notably in recent years. With people on the move for work or...
View ArticleRecommendations for the Task Force on New Americans
The Task Force on New Americans launched by the Biden administration represents an important occasion to deepen understanding of immigrant integration issues and to identify ways to address them. MPI’s...
View ArticleCareer and Technical Education as a Bridge to High School English Learner...
This webinar looks at career and technical education programs and federal, state, and school district policies that support English Learners' inclusion in these programs.
View ArticleUnlocking Opportunities: Supporting English Learners’ Equitable Access to...
Increasing equitable access to educational opportunities is a major focus for U.S. educators and others. For English Learners, the hands-on courses offered through career and technical education (CTE)...
View ArticleCareer and Technical Education as a Bridge to High School English Learner...
This webinar, marking the launch of a report, looks at career and technical education programs and federal, state, and school district policies that support English Learners' inclusion in these programs.
View ArticleStrengthening Medical and Mental Health Services for Unaccompanied Children...
Marking the launch of a report by the American Academy of Pediatrics and MPI, this event examines unaccompanied children’s access to medical and mental health services post-release and offering...
View ArticleIn Canada’s French-Speaking Quebec, Immigration Sparks Anxieties about...
Canada's ambitions to dramatically increase immigration have met resistance in Quebec, the country's only majority-French province, where many worry their identity is under threat. Provincial officials...
View ArticleInmigrantes colombianos en los Estados Unidos
Cerca de 855,000 inmigrantes colombianos residían en los Estados Unidos, lo que representa alrededor del 2 por ciento de los 45.3 millones de inmigrantes estadounidenses en general y el grupo más...
View ArticleESSER: Moving the Needle on Equitable and Adequate Education Funding for...
The pandemic and move to remote learning affected students across the United States, and certain groups—including the nation’s 5 million English Learners (ELs)—were hit particularly hard. At the same...
View ArticleNew York and Other U.S. Cities Struggle with High Costs of Migrant Arrivals
U.S. cities have spent billions of dollars to provide shelter, health care, and other resources to migrants recently arrived from the U.S.-Mexico border. The exceptional costs, which the New York mayor...
View ArticleRecent Immigrant Children: A Profile of New Arrivals to U.S. Schools
A significant increase in the number of immigrant children in U.S. schools over the last decade has challenged K-12 educators to expand their capacity to serve students with different backgrounds and...
View ArticleRefining State Accountability Systems for English Learner Success
State accountability systems are designed to identify and close student achievement gaps. Yet most do not report and interpret English Learner (EL) outcomes in a way that paints a full picture of how...
View ArticleSouth Asia’s Tibetan Refugee Community Is Shrinking, Imperiling Its Long-Term...
The number of Tibetan refugees in India, Nepal, and Bhutan has been on a steady decline since the mid-2000s, posing a threat to the future of an exile community that has developed a robust governance,...
View ArticleWhat Does It Take to Increase Refugees’ Access to Education and Work?...
The Ethiopian government has pledged to increase access to education and employment for refugees, most of whom live in camps. There have been ups and downs along the way. This episode explores the key...
View ArticleLeveraging Digital Skills: Immigrant-Origin High School Graduates Offer a...
With immigrants and their U.S.-born children expected to drive all net growth in the future labor force, there is a significant opportunity to leverage the digital skills of immigrant-origin adults to...
View ArticleExplainer: Immigrants and the U.S. Economy
The question of whether immigration represents a net cost or a net benefit to the U.S. economy has been a major source of contention, even as the research literature and thinking among economists has...
View ArticleWestern Sahara’s Sahrawi Refugees Face an Uncertain Future after 50 Years of...
For five decades, Sahrawi refugees have been displaced from Western Sahara, which many people call "Africa’s last colony" and which the United Nations considers the world’s largest and most populous...
View ArticleOne of the World’s Largest Refugee Populations, Afghans Have Faced Increasing...
Iran, host to the world's largest refugee population, has long served as a refuge for Afghans escaping instability and conflict. The government welcomed refugees and other migrants from Afghanistan and...
View ArticleLong Marginalized, Roma Displaced from Ukraine Have Faced Further Exclusion
While millions of Ukrainians have sought refuge across Europe since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, not every displaced person has been welcomed equally. Displacement has come...
View ArticleSchools and Immigrant Students Navigate an Era of Rising Immigration Enforcement
U.S. schools are developing guidance to govern responses in the event of ICE operations. Safe zone initiatives, rooted in legal protections such as the Fourth Amendment, Plyler v. Doe, and 1964 Civil...
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