Dramatic Surge in the Arrival of Unaccompanied Children Has Deep Roots and No...
The phenomenon of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, typically after an arduous and often dangerous journey through Central America and Mexico, has reached a crisis proportion,...
View ArticleUnaccompanied Minors: A Crisis with Deep Roots and No Simple Solutions
This telebriefing by Doris Meissner and Marc Rosenblum of MPI examines factors behind the flow of unaccompanied children from Central America and Mexico to the United States, which has surged 90...
View ArticleUnaccompanied Minors: A Crisis with Deep Roots and No Simple Solutions
The flow of unaccompanied children from Central America and Mexico to the United States has surged 90 percent since last year, with government officials predicting that it might reach 90,000 by the end...
View ArticleCentral American Migrants and “La Bestia”: The Route, Dangers, and Government...
Central American migrants have long hopped freight trains known as "La Bestia," or the beast, to get through Mexico en route to the United States. While Mexico has been accused of turning a blind eye...
View ArticleConfronting the Unaccompanied Children Immigration Crisis: Perspectives from...
A discussion on possible medium- and long-term solutions to the flows of unaccompanied children migrating from Central America to the United States.
View ArticleMexican Immigrants in the United States
In 2013, 11.6 million Mexican immigrants resided in the United States, accounting for 28 percent of the total foreign-born population, making Mexicans the largest immigrant group in the country. Using...
View ArticleTop 10 of 2014 - Issue #8: Changing Landscape Prompts Mexico's Emergence...
In recent years emigration from Mexico has declined, the country's stable economy has drawn an increasing number of international migrants, and the pace of transmigration to the United States has...
View ArticleTop 10 of 2014 - Issue #5: New Era in Immigration Enforcement at the U.S....
New migration patterns at the U.S. Southwest border, including a shift in border crossers from primarily Mexican men to Central American families, and from the California and Arizona borders to the Rio...
View ArticleFrequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United...
An estimated 41.3 million immigrants lived in the United States in 2013, about 13 percent of the total U.S. population, constituting the world's largest foreign-born population. This Spotlight from...
View ArticleBuilding Skills in North and Central America: Barriers and Policy Options...
Amid aging populations and the growth of chronic diseases, the demand for skilled health-care professionals is on the rise in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This report explores the policy...
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 ArticleUnaccompanied Child Migration to the United States: The Tension between...
Policymakers, the public, and the media were seemingly caught off-guard in spring 2014 when a surge of child migrants from Central America reached the U.S.-Mexico border in unprecedented numbers. Yet...
View ArticleAn Examination of the Administration's Central American Minors...
Testimony of Doris Meissner, Director of MPI's U.S. Immigration Policy Program, before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest regarding the Central...
View ArticleIn Historic Shift, New Migration Flows from Mexico Fall Below Those from...
Mexico has lost its long-held status as the top source country of new immigrants to the United States, dropping to third place behind China and India. This historic shift is remarkable for the rapid...
View Article12th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
This annual conference offers timely policy and legal analysis and discussion on key immigration topics featuring panels with government officials, researchers, advocates, and other immigration experts.
View ArticleWhat's New in Farm Labor? Immigration and the Agricultural Sector
An expert discussion on the findings of the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) related to immigrants, along with an overview of farm labor in 2015 and discussion on how current and possible...
View ArticleRegional Enforcement: A Profile of Migrants Deported from the United States...
Marking the release of an MPI report, speakers on this webinar present an overview of regional immigration enforcement trends, including U.S. and Mexican apprehensions and deportations of both children...
View ArticleMigrants Deported from the United States and Mexico to the Northern Triangle:...
This report examines the rising numbers of apprehensions and deportations of Central American children and adults by the United States and Mexico, and provides a demographic, socioeconomic, and...
View ArticleRegional Enforcement: A Profile of Migrants Deported from the United States...
This webinar includes an overview of regional immigration enforcement trends, including U.S. and Mexican apprehensions and deportations of Central American migrants, along with a demographic,...
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