The routes-based approach can help saving lives of refugees & migrants if we scale up protection services and access to solutions along the routes context.news/socioeconomic-…

This is absolutely horrendous. We have to build a less harmful, more humane system built around safe and legal pathways

🇩🇪 new citizenship law takes effect today. In less than 20 years, Germany has shifted from one of the most restrictive to one of the most liberal citizenship rules in the OECD. Citizenship now possible after 5 yo (before: 8) and in some cases, even 3. Dual nationality generalised

📣 LAST WEEKEND TO APPLY: Gain valuable research or communications experience & get a front-row seat to how a high-impact think tank works Applications for our fall internship program – remote & in DC – are due by EOD July 1! migrationpolicy.org/about/internsh…

A lot of our work over the past few years has been around thinking about a post-asylum world. How do we shift from a global protection system that is arbitrary and dangerous to one that is well managed and predictable? Here's our vision: migrationpolicy.org/research/asylu…

Many employers are interested in hiring refugees through labour visas, but they're mostly in it for economic reasons. If we want to move beyond pilots and CSR, we need to put hiring refugees on a level playing field with other international hires and make the costs transparent

🔍 New Report Alert! In collaboration with MigrationPolicy Inst, read this first-of-its-kind report on the experiences, motivations, & challenges of employers in hiring refugee talent. Employers are keen to hire displaced talent, but challenges remain: bit.ly/3WtC4XU

An Afghan doctor driving an Uber has long been a social trope. It's time to properly examine the implications of migrant participation in gig work - for immigration policy, but also social protection, retirement, regularisation, credentialing, upskilling migrationpolicy.org/research/gig-e…

As governments have grappled with the meteoric rise of the gig economy, migration and migrants have been somewhat of an afterthought. Latest MigrationPolicy Inst brief from Meghan Benton and me. migrationpolicy.org/research/gig-e…

What's the track record on immigration for Kamala Harris' newly minted running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz? He's maintained MN reputation as a hub for refugee resettlement and expanded benefits to the undocumented population Read more here: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Saddened to hear of the Channel deaths. Finally this is creating momentum on UK-EU deal for France to readmit those who cross. Lots of ❓❓, most notably on what the UK offer would be - need safe pathways for people with ties in the UK as we argued here migrationpolicy.org/news/new-chapt…