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Migration Policy Institute

NonprofitWashington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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: Immigration & Population. The organization has 43 authors who have published 68 publications receiving 1131 citations. The organization is also known as: MPI.


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21 Sep 2018-PLOS ONE
TL;DR: It is concluded that Fazel-Zarandi, Feinstein and Kaplan’s model produces estimates that have a 10 million-person range in 2016, far too wide to be useful for public policy purposes; their estimates are not benchmarked against any external data sources; and their model appears to be driven by assumptions about return migration of unauthorized immigrants during the 1990s.
Abstract: "The number of undocumented immigrants in the United States: Estimates based on demographic modeling with data from 1990-2016" by Fazel-Zarandi, Feinstein and Kaplan presents strikingly higher estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population than established estimates using the residual method Fazel-Zarandi et al's estimates range from a low or "conservative" number of 167 million unauthorized immigrants, to an "average" of 221 million, and to a high of 275 million The Pew Hispanic Center estimated the population at 113 million in 2016, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimated it at 123 million The new method shows much more rapid growth in unauthorized immigration during the 1990s and a substantially higher population in 2000 (133 million according to their "conservative" model) than Pew (86 million) and DHS (85 million) In this commentary, we explain that such an estimate for 2000 is implausible, as it suggests that the 2000 Census undercounted the unauthorized immigrant population by at least 42% in the 2000 Census, and it is misaligned with other demographic data Fazel-Zarandi, Feinstein and Kaplan's model produces estimates that have a 10 million-person range in 2016, far too wide to be useful for public policy purposes; their estimates are not benchmarked against any external data sources; and their model appears to be driven by assumptions about return migration of unauthorized immigrants during the 1990s Using emigration rates from the binational Mexican Migration Project survey for the illegal border-crosser portion of the unauthorized population, we generate a 2000 unauthorized population estimate of 82 million-slightly below Pew and DHS's estimates-without changing other assumptions in the model We conclude that this new model's estimates are highly sensitive to assumptions about emigration, and moreover, that the knowledge base about emigration in the unauthorized population during the 1990s is not well enough developed to support the model underlying their estimates

18 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that contemporary U.S. immigration policy debates would be better informed by more accurate data about how many unauthorized immigrants reside in the country, where they reside, and the conditions in which they reside.
Abstract: Contemporary U.S. immigration policy debates would be better informed by more accurate data about how many unauthorized immigrants reside in the country, where they reside, and the conditions in wh...

17 citations

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TL;DR: The 2012 elections reinvigorated the drive for overhauling US immigration laws, but citizenship and health coverage for millions of unauthorized immigrants could still be a decade or more away.
Abstract: The 2012 elections reinvigorated the drive for overhauling US immigration laws, but citizenship and health coverage for millions of unauthorized immigrants could still be a decade or more away.

17 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the process of resettlement in five states (the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States) and explore the different roles of private, non-governmental actors in the five systems.
Abstract: This article describes the process of resettlement in five states (the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States). The different roles of private, non-governmental actors in the five systems are explored. The nature of the state as a provider of public welfare assistance is a factor that seems to determine the extent to which private actors play a role in resettlement. The article draws preliminary conclusions that could inform future social science research.

17 citations


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20206
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20176