Children Left Behind: The Impact of Labor Migration in Moldova and Ukraine
In Moldova, 100,000 children have been left behind by migrant parents; in Ukraine, there are 200,000 such children. The scale of labor migration and impact of remittances on both economies have...
View ArticleThrough an Immigrant Lens: PIAAC Assessment of the Competencies of Adults in...
Immigrant adults in the United States lag their native-born peers in literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills, with resulting effects on their income, employment, education, and health, according...
View ArticleThe Skills of Immigrants: What PIAAC Tells Us
A report release examining PIAAC data on the skills of U.S. immigrant adults and whether there is a gap with native-born adults, and discussion of how these skills relate to key immigrant integration...
View ArticleMigrant Education and Community Inclusion: Examples of Good Practice
A number of actors outside the formal educational context, including parents, peers, and other community members, can play an important role in the social and educational development of migrant...
View ArticleReducing the Risk that Youth with a Migrant Background in Europe Will Leave...
Youth of a migrant background are over-represented among those who leave school early in the European Union. This policy brief discusses empirical findings, theoretical insights, and promising measures...
View ArticleA Profile of Immigrants in Houston, the Nation's Most Diverse...
In 2013 the Houston metro area was home to 1.4 million immigrants—with the nearly 60 percent growth in its immigrant population since 2000 nearly twice the national rate. This report provides an...
View ArticleIntegration Challenges and Opportunities in the Economic Development and...
This webinar, with perspectives from MPI, the WE Global Network, and Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Service, examines the role of economic development initiatives and refugee resettlement...
View ArticleCross-Cutting Needs and Opportunities: Language Access, Funding, Multi-Level...
Part of a series exploring issues likely to be addressed by the new National Integration Plan, this webinar, with perspectives from the cities of New York and Seattle and others examines possible...
View ArticleChild and Family Migration to the United States: Continuing Flows and...
A webinar examining the shifting pattern of Central American migration between 2011 and 2014 and expectations for 2015, why inflows in this period present a particularly acute policy challenge, and how...
View ArticleChild and Family Migration to the United States: Continuing Flows and...
A webinar examining the shifting pattern of Central American child and family migration between 2011 and 2014 and expectations for 2015, the policy challenges presented by the rising inflow, and how...
View ArticleThe New National Integration Plan: Making the Most of a Historic Opportunity
A discussion with the Director of The White House Domestic Policy Council on the content of the new National Integration Plan delivered to the President by the recently created White House Task Force...
View ArticleRethinking Integration for the Age of Superdiversity: How to Adapt Public...
This MPI Europe public discussion, covering the findings of the UPSTREAM project, explores how a coordinated approach to integration may create more effective and inclusive approaches to diversity...
View ArticleTop Languages Spoken by English Language Learners Nationally and by State
This fact sheet, drawing upon data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2013 American Community Survey and the U.S. Department of Education, describes the home languages spoken by English Language Learner...
View ArticleStates and Districts with the Highest Number and Share of English Language...
While English Language Learner (ELL) students are spread throughout the United States, their density, or the share they represent of total public school enrollment, varies greatly by state. This fact...
View ArticleThe Limited English Proficient Population in the United States
In 2013, more than 25 million people in the United States reported limited English proficiency (LEP), an 80 percent increase since 1990. The LEP population, the majority of which is immigrant, is...
View ArticleDACA at Three: New Data on Potential Applicants and Analysis of the Renewal...
On this webinar, MPI experts provide data on characteristics of the potential applicant pool for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and examine who is signing up for DACA...
View ArticleDACA at the Three-Year Mark: High Pace of Renewals, But Processing...
With August 2015 marking the three-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, this issue brief examines the status of DACA renewal applications and adjudications,...
View ArticleOrigin and Community: Asian and Latin American Unauthorized Youth and U.S....
This article explores differences in application and renewal rates for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program among unauthorized immigrants from Latin America and Asia. Based on interviews...
View ArticleThe Educational, Psychological, and Social Impact of Discrimination on the...
This report examines the effects of personal discrimination as experienced by the children of immigrants, particularly in school settings. Research clearly and consistently shows that the majority of...
View ArticleGrowing Up in America: The Extent and Impacts of Discrimination on Young...
In this webinar, researchers will explore the educational, psychological, and social impact of discrimination on immigrant-origin children from birth to age 10.
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