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VALUABLE RESEARCH
AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

19 Collections of
Migration-Related
Research Abstracts and Links
Available for Your Quick Reference 
 

 
 
 
      Learn about evidence-based policies and strategies to address human need, build strong communities, boost economic growth, promote immigrant integration, and preserve the American dream

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      How does global migration impact local communities? What are the key challenges and opportunities?  In an era of highly-charged debate on immigration, often based on fear and misinformation, what light can the research community shed on these questions?

      This site provides digests of important research dealing with policy options and model practices designed to promote immigrant integration, intergroup understanding, economic revitalization, and organizational success.

      More than 2,000 abstracts (with links to the full studies) have been grouped into 19 topical collections listed on the navigation bar. The Portal also provides links to commentary and selected media coverage of interest to our readers. See below for latest additions.

 

 

LATEST
COMMENTARY

 

August 15, 2024
Panic About Immigrants Is Based on Feeling and Emotion: the Psychology of the Xenophobe
Nathan J. Robinson, Current Affairs
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August 14, 2024
Global immigration crackdown ensnares students studying abroad
Swati Pandey et al, The Japantimes (Bloomberg)
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August 14, 2024
Do Politicians Realize How Difficult and Rare Immigrating to the U.S. Legally Actually Is?
Jorge Loweree, The New York Times
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August 12, 2024
The fifteen categories of immigration cut off by Project 2025
Cecilia Esterline, Niskanen Center
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August 11, 2024
It's more important than ever to talk about how climate affects immigration
Andrew Gilmour, Independent
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August, 2024
Beyond the "Black Jobs" Controversy:  Immigrants and U.S.-Born Black Workers Share a Growing Jobs Pie
Valerie Lacarte, Migration Policy Institute
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August 9, 2024
Harris promises to go tough on border security
Eugene Daniels & Elena Schneider, Politico
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August 6, 2024
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash -- 100 Years Ago
Marco Tabellini, Harvard Business School
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August, 2024
Republican Concerns over Immigration Hit All-Time High
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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August 1, 2024
New study emphasizes the economic need for California's undocumented Immigrants
Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main
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July 31, 2024
Professor explains research on immigration and crime
Avery Lea Rigers, Wisconsin Public Radio
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July 24, 2024
'Migration Stigma' Has an Effect on Immigrant Health
Rachel Harrison, Futurity (New York University)
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July 22, 2024
Immigration Has Boosted Labor Force Participation, Helping Growth and Hastening Rate Cuts
Benn Steil & Elisabeth Harding, Council on Foreign Relations
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July 17, 2024
What It Would Take to Deport Millions of Immigrants
Miriam Jordan, The New York Times
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July 16, 2024
Addressing the Myth of Mass deportation's popularity
Global Strategy Group
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America is Stuck in a Century-Old Immigration Debate
Diana Roy, Council on Foreign Relations
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July 22, 2024
Trump's Cynical Attempt to Pit Recent Immigrants Against Black Americans
Paul Krugman, The New York Times
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July 10, 2024
Is there a limit to the number of immigrants Biden will allow into the US?
Nolan Rappaport, The Hill
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July 8, 2024
In some countries, immigration accounted for all population growth between 2000 and 2020
Stephanie Kramer, Pew Research Center
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July 2, 2024
How Politicizing Migration Harms Health
Rachel Harrison, New York University
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July 2, 2024
Amid Deadly Heat, Migrant Farm Workers are Keeping Americans Fed
American Immigration Council
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SPEAKING OF
IMMIGRANT POLICY

"Current immigration policies are mismatched with market forces and demographic realities. These mismatches have led to serious dysfunctions in the immigration system -- from illegal migration to untenable backlogs and an overreliance on temporary visas for long-term employment situations. Sustaining the growth of the U.S. labor force and avoiding the accumulation of new unauthorized immigrant populations will require deep reforms to the U.S. immigration system, beyond those contemplated by the Biden administration's legislative proposal."

Muzaffar Chishti et al, "Rethinking the U.S. Legal Immigration System: A Policy Road Map," Migration Policy Institute, 14.
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LATEST STUDIES
AND REPORTS

Report provides a comprehensive analysis of U.S. border management over the past four decades, detailing initiatives taken by various presidential administrations, and putting forth recommendations to "reduce illicit border crossings"
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Report proposes a series of policy reforms to improve the world's "obsolescent" asylum system while also "reducing chaos at borders"
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Report analyzes the importance of "belonging" as a social objective, how it plays out in various life settings, and how it can be measured as a way of testing the effectiveness of various interventions
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Paper examines the impact and potential of the Conrad 30 Waiver Program, which allows a limited number of international medical graduates to work in medically underserved areas of the U.S.
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Paper examines the important role that international medical graduates play in reducing physician shortages in the U.S. and suggests policy reforms to facilitate their entry into the medical workforce
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Report analyzes immigrant eligibility for a wide range of federal benefits and also mentions programs in some states to mitigate the impact of federal restrictions
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Study examines the plight of migrant children working under hazardous and illegal conditions and how this growing problem can be resolved
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Report discusses the growing number of temporary (H-2A) workers in American agriculture, along with implications for the future
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Paper examines the high-growth occupations reliant on undocumented workers in New York State
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World leaders propose a detailed policy framework to address the challenges posed by climate-related migration
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Based on an estimate of 216 million people displaced globally by climate change by 2050, paper urges passage of U.S. legislation granting visas to persons compelled to leave their home countries due to climate change
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Paper argues that the effective management of migration requires careful collaboration with other countries
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According to this paper reviewing the century-old immigration law of 1924, which showed deep prejudice against certain ethnic and racial groups, many of today's immigration restrictionists also have hostile attitudes towards some groups
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Study finds that regions experiencing a loss of population due to emigration, both domestic and international, tend to be regions where populist radical right parties predominate
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Paper provides data about the growing number of immigrants serving in the American military
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Paper highlights the work of two immigrant-led organizations that are helping foreign-trained healthcare workers to reenter the healthcare field in the U.S.
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Study calls attention to widespread shortfalls in providing language access to federal programs, especially those administered by state and local governments, and makes recommendations to correct the problem
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Earlier Additions to Portal Collections