Immigration to the United States is the subject of significant debate, with questions ranging from the size of inflows, the role of immigrants in the labor market, and the nature of enforcement, to humanitarian admission policies and the sociodemographic characteristics of new arrivals.

Founded in 2001, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) has established itself as a leading nonpartisan, evidence-informed institution in the field of migration policy and as a source of authoritative research, learning opportunities, and new policy ideas.

They were punctuated by worsening and new displacement crises, faced a relentless public glare, and were enmeshed in the ongoing economic recovery from a global pandemic. The Migration Information Source reviews the Top 10 Migration Issues of 2024 in this annual list.

Dec 26, 2024 · She is associate director of the U.S. Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute, which is, as we said, a nonpartisan think tank that focuses on migration worldwide. Julia Gelatt ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Muzaffar A. Chishti is a senior fellow at the non-partisan Migration Policy Institute (MPI), and director of MPI’s office at New York University School of Law. He is a nationally recognized expert on U.S. immigration policy and law. Before joining MPI, Chishti was a lawyer in the U.S. labor movement, representing garment and textile workers. He served as director of the Immigration Project ...

Sep 23, 2022 · We called Muzaffar Chishti of the Migration Policy Institute. The underlying presumption of this gambit of sending people North is that border states face a disproportionate burden. They're...

MPI is guided by the philosophy that international migration needs active and intelligent management. When such policies are in place and are responsibly administered, they bring benefits to...

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) promotes safe, orderly, and humane migration management as well as protection for vulnerable migrants around the world through diplomacy and capacity-building, in addition to …

Jul 11, 2024 · The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) today released its latest estimates of the size of the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States, pegging the number at 11.3 million in mid-2022. That figure is up from 11.2 million in 2021 and 11.0 million in 2019.

Jul 1, 2021 · This report provides a broad overview of U.S. immigration policy. The first section addresses policies governing how foreign nationals enter the United States to either reside permanently or stay temporarily. Related topics within this section include visa issuance and security, forms of quasi-legal status, and naturalization.