Migration Policy Institute

About: Migration Policy Institute is a nonprofit organization based out in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Immigration. The organization has 43 authors who have published 68 publications receiving 1131 citations. The organization is also known as: MPI.

Governance of integration and the role of the countries of origin : a global perspective

Abstract: In the past decade the governance of immigrant integration – defined as the set of actors, structures, mechanisms and processes of cooperation that make up the framework for integration policies and practices – has gained increasing attention in the policy agenda in Europe, OECD countries and beyond (Desiderio and Weinar 2014) The scope of actions and the range of actors involved have constantly broadened to engage not only governments – at various levels and across different portfolios – but also civil society Moreover, countries of origin have started to conceive of supporting integration as part of a broader diaspora engagement strategy – as a means of strengthening ties with the diaspora abroad and of putting its members in a position to contribute to the origin country These policies thus support, at least in their stated goals, a functional integration (not necessarily full identification) of emigrants at destination, ie helping them function as productive members of the host societies They are largely formulated by the institutions dedicated to diaspora engagement and are generally implemented with the involvement of the ministry of foreign affairs, consular networks and other offices set in receiving countries We are now only starting to understand this integration/diaspora nexus (Delano and Gamlen 2014; Delano 2009) The need to understand their role as creating obstacles or support for integration has become crucial to international cooperation on migration

US Children with Parents in Deportation Proceedings

Abstract: The US conducted almost 400,000 deportations during each of the past 4 years. The increasing numbers of deportations—of both unauthorized immigrants and legal immigrants who have committed certain crimes—are also netting large numbers of parents. An estimated 100,000 parents with US-born citizen children were deported between 1998 and 2008, but this figure is likely an underestimate, as many arrested immigrants do not report children living in the US. Recent estimates place the total unauthorized US population at between 11 and 12 million, and the population of US children with unauthorized parents at more than 5 million. About 80 % of these children are believed to be US-born citizens. This significant number of children, mostly US citizens, is at risk for parental deportation under current US immigration enforcement practices.

Reconsidering the Partnership Approach in International Migration Cooperation

Abstract: In the last few years, the importance of cooperating on issues of migration has become ever more apparent. The 2015–16 migration crisis in Europe and successive surges in irregular migration at the US–Mexico border since 2014 have illustrated the limitations of acting unilaterally and demonstrated the role that cooperation can play in managing migration more effectively. As a result, governments in Europe and North America have invested significant resources and political capital in their relationships with key countries of origin and transit. But an initial review suggests that while recent partnerships on migration are distinguished by their scope and ambition, they raise similar questions to their predecessors: namely, how effective they are in achieving their goals and whether they constitute true ‘partnerships’ in the proper sense of the term.

Legale Einwanderungsmöglichkeiten für gering qualifizierte Arbeitsmigrant/innen

Abstract: In Landern, deren einheimische Arbeitskrafte immer besser ausgebildet sind und die sich deshalb verstarkt auf Branchen mit mittleren und hohen Qualifikationsanforderungen konzentrieren, werden viele Stellen im Niedriglohnsektor, die nicht ausgelagert oder automatisiert werden konnen von Einwander/innen besetzt. Wenn es zu wenige legale Einreisemoglichkeiten fur Geringqualifizierte gibt, um den Arbeitskraftebedarf zu decken, suchen Arbeitgeber/innen und im Ausland geborene Arbeitnehmer/innen oft nach Moglichkeiten einer illegalen Einwanderung, um die Lucke zu schliesen. Die Aushandlung eines Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration im Jahr 2018 bietet den Staaten eine hervorragende Gelegenheit, Bilanz zu ziehen und zu prufen, welche Instrumente bisher bei der Einwanderung von Geringqualifizierten gut funktioniert haben und wie sich die erfolgreichen Instrumente kunftig noch verbessern lassen. Dabei muss sich die Politik verschiedenen Herausforderungen stellen: Sie muss die Koordination zwischen Ziel- und Herkunftslandern verbessern, die Einwanderungsprogramme sowohl klar als auch flexibel gestalten und in die Programme den Schutz von Arbeitnehmer/innenrechten sowie eine effektive Wirkungsevaluierung integrieren.