Migration Policy Institute
@migrationpolicy.bsky.social
Nonpartisan think tank generating evidence-based research, smart policy, essential data on global migration
About 21,000 children on average are displaced each day by disasters linked to #climatechange
We explore why young people are so vulnerable to displacement—and why they face new risks after moving—on our podcast
We explore why young people are so vulnerable to displacement—and why they face new risks after moving—on our podcast
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
About 21,000 children on average are displaced each day by disasters linked to #climatechange
We explore why young people are so vulnerable to displacement—and why they face new risks after moving—on our podcast
We explore why young people are so vulnerable to displacement—and why they face new risks after moving—on our podcast
As the US ramps up deportations and prepares to impose a new tax on many outgoing remittances, diaspora members may be reconsidering how much money to send back to their homelands
Our article explores the factors affecting remittances
https://bit.ly/43fj581
Our article explores the factors affecting remittances
https://bit.ly/43fj581
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
As the US ramps up deportations and prepares to impose a new tax on many outgoing remittances, diaspora members may be reconsidering how much money to send back to their homelands
Our article explores the factors affecting remittances
https://bit.ly/43fj581
Our article explores the factors affecting remittances
https://bit.ly/43fj581
How is climate change reshaping migration?
As #COP30 kicks off, hear global experts on our podcast, Changing Climate, Changing Migration. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts
https://bit.ly/ClimateMigrationPod
As #COP30 kicks off, hear global experts on our podcast, Changing Climate, Changing Migration. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts
https://bit.ly/ClimateMigrationPod
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
How is climate change reshaping migration?
As #COP30 kicks off, hear global experts on our podcast, Changing Climate, Changing Migration. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts
https://bit.ly/ClimateMigrationPod
As #COP30 kicks off, hear global experts on our podcast, Changing Climate, Changing Migration. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts
https://bit.ly/ClimateMigrationPod
Scholars generally agree that a defined physical territory is necessary for a country to legally exist
If climate change wipes that out, what happens to the country’s nationals?
We consider the prospects, which aren't far-fetched for some Pacific Island nations, on our podcast
If climate change wipes that out, what happens to the country’s nationals?
We consider the prospects, which aren't far-fetched for some Pacific Island nations, on our podcast
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Scholars generally agree that a defined physical territory is necessary for a country to legally exist
If climate change wipes that out, what happens to the country’s nationals?
We consider the prospects, which aren't far-fetched for some Pacific Island nations, on our podcast
If climate change wipes that out, what happens to the country’s nationals?
We consider the prospects, which aren't far-fetched for some Pacific Island nations, on our podcast
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November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Is the international legal system prepared for the grand new challenges that climate change will pose to migration, sovereignty and citizenship?
We consider all the options on our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration
We consider all the options on our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Is the international legal system prepared for the grand new challenges that climate change will pose to migration, sovereignty and citizenship?
We consider all the options on our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration
We consider all the options on our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration
The Supreme Court just allowed the Trump administration to end a policy allowing people to self-identify their gender or choose a third option ("X") on their passports
Revisit our article on shifting policies in the US & globally https://bit.ly/4aMMdG6
Revisit our article on shifting policies in the US & globally https://bit.ly/4aMMdG6
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Supreme Court just allowed the Trump administration to end a policy allowing people to self-identify their gender or choose a third option ("X") on their passports
Revisit our article on shifting policies in the US & globally https://bit.ly/4aMMdG6
Revisit our article on shifting policies in the US & globally https://bit.ly/4aMMdG6
Countries have different strategies to try to harness diaspora resources
In Mexico's Tres por Uno, the government matches $3 for every $1 remitted for development projects
Nigeria & others have raised millions through diaspora bonds
See more: https://bit.ly/43fj581
In Mexico's Tres por Uno, the government matches $3 for every $1 remitted for development projects
Nigeria & others have raised millions through diaspora bonds
See more: https://bit.ly/43fj581
Government Efforts to Boost Diaspora Remittances Earn Mixed Results
Some countries with large diasporas have sought to maximize incoming remittances and channel them into particular sectors. Diaspora engagement policies are not always successful, but research shows that they are generally accompanied by increased rem...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Countries have different strategies to try to harness diaspora resources
In Mexico's Tres por Uno, the government matches $3 for every $1 remitted for development projects
Nigeria & others have raised millions through diaspora bonds
See more: https://bit.ly/43fj581
In Mexico's Tres por Uno, the government matches $3 for every $1 remitted for development projects
Nigeria & others have raised millions through diaspora bonds
See more: https://bit.ly/43fj581
Over the past decade, migrant-origin country policies on return & reintegration have evolved significantly
Learn how: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/return-origin-country-priorities
Learn how: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/return-origin-country-priorities
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Over the past decade, migrant-origin country policies on return & reintegration have evolved significantly
Learn how: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/return-origin-country-priorities
Learn how: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/return-origin-country-priorities
The amount of money migrants & other diaspora members send back to their homelands can be affected by factors including
📖Gov’t policies
📈Inflation
⚔️Political instability
Here’s what to know: https://bit.ly/43fj581
📖Gov’t policies
📈Inflation
⚔️Political instability
Here’s what to know: https://bit.ly/43fj581
Government Efforts to Boost Diaspora Remittances Earn Mixed Results
Some countries with large diasporas have sought to maximize incoming remittances and channel them into particular sectors. Diaspora engagement policies are not always successful, but research shows that they are generally accompanied by increased rem...
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The amount of money migrants & other diaspora members send back to their homelands can be affected by factors including
📖Gov’t policies
📈Inflation
⚔️Political instability
Here’s what to know: https://bit.ly/43fj581
📖Gov’t policies
📈Inflation
⚔️Political instability
Here’s what to know: https://bit.ly/43fj581
Some countries have seen noticeable gains in remittances after implementing policies to engage their diasporas. Others less so.
Our article explores: https://bit.ly/43fj581
Our article explores: https://bit.ly/43fj581
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Some countries have seen noticeable gains in remittances after implementing policies to engage their diasporas. Others less so.
Our article explores: https://bit.ly/43fj581
Our article explores: https://bit.ly/43fj581
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November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Climate change is challenging long-held principles of international law, including about nationality and citizenship
Hear more in the latest episode of our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration
Hear more in the latest episode of our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Climate change is challenging long-held principles of international law, including about nationality and citizenship
Hear more in the latest episode of our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration
Hear more in the latest episode of our podcast Changing Climate, Changing Migration
It’s not just about deportation
Our experts explain why the US’s detention of a record number of unauthorized immigrants & other removable noncitizens is a major shift: https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
Our experts explain why the US’s detention of a record number of unauthorized immigrants & other removable noncitizens is a major shift: https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It’s not just about deportation
Our experts explain why the US’s detention of a record number of unauthorized immigrants & other removable noncitizens is a major shift: https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
Our experts explain why the US’s detention of a record number of unauthorized immigrants & other removable noncitizens is a major shift: https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
Maine’s immigrant families are part of its future
👶 84% of children in immigrant households are U.S. citizens
🧡 They marry at higher rates – 58% for those 15 & older, compared to 51% for U.S. born
Learn more: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/maine-immigrant-communities
👶 84% of children in immigrant households are U.S. citizens
🧡 They marry at higher rates – 58% for those 15 & older, compared to 51% for U.S. born
Learn more: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/maine-immigrant-communities
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Maine’s immigrant families are part of its future
👶 84% of children in immigrant households are U.S. citizens
🧡 They marry at higher rates – 58% for those 15 & older, compared to 51% for U.S. born
Learn more: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/maine-immigrant-communities
👶 84% of children in immigrant households are U.S. citizens
🧡 They marry at higher rates – 58% for those 15 & older, compared to 51% for U.S. born
Learn more: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/maine-immigrant-communities
❓ Who leads on return and reintegration in migrant-origin countries?
• Ministries of foreign affairs for returns
• Social & labour ministries for reintegration
• Local actors are increasingly vital in linking national & community support
Read more: bit.ly/47qf3fz
• Ministries of foreign affairs for returns
• Social & labour ministries for reintegration
• Local actors are increasingly vital in linking national & community support
Read more: bit.ly/47qf3fz
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
❓ Who leads on return and reintegration in migrant-origin countries?
• Ministries of foreign affairs for returns
• Social & labour ministries for reintegration
• Local actors are increasingly vital in linking national & community support
Read more: bit.ly/47qf3fz
• Ministries of foreign affairs for returns
• Social & labour ministries for reintegration
• Local actors are increasingly vital in linking national & community support
Read more: bit.ly/47qf3fz
Within our lifetimes, climate change could conceivably render inhabitants of some small Pacific Island nations stateless
Here’s how—and what might happen to them next ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4qyZAkH
Here’s how—and what might happen to them next ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4qyZAkH
Will Climate Change Push Some People into Statelessness? | Changing Climate, Changing Migration
Within the next few decades, rising sea levels could wipe some small Pacific Island nations off the face of the earth. The prospect that the physical territory of countries such as Kiribati and Tuvalu is no longer habitable raises the prospect that t...
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November 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Within our lifetimes, climate change could conceivably render inhabitants of some small Pacific Island nations stateless
Here’s how—and what might happen to them next ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4qyZAkH
Here’s how—and what might happen to them next ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4qyZAkH
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November 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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⏰ TODAY is the last day to apply for our Spring (Jan-April) internship cycle!
Don’t miss this opportunity to join our research or communications teams, & get some substantive experience
Applications close tonight: https://bit.ly/4mRGPXS
Don’t miss this opportunity to join our research or communications teams, & get some substantive experience
Applications close tonight: https://bit.ly/4mRGPXS
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
⏰ TODAY is the last day to apply for our Spring (Jan-April) internship cycle!
Don’t miss this opportunity to join our research or communications teams, & get some substantive experience
Applications close tonight: https://bit.ly/4mRGPXS
Don’t miss this opportunity to join our research or communications teams, & get some substantive experience
Applications close tonight: https://bit.ly/4mRGPXS
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My @migrationpolicy.bsky.social colleagues have new data out today showing that 80% of the unauthorized immigrant population have at least five years of U.S. residence, with 45% living 20 or more years in the United States (!)
Happy to share that MPI has updated its online data tool that profiles the country's unauthorized immigrant population at the national, state, and local level to use 2023 American Community Survey data. Check it out here:
Unauthorized Immigrant Population Profiles
Use this unique data tool to learn about unauthorized immigrant populations in the U.S. and by state and for top counties. Get detailed data profiles for the United States, 43 states (plus the Distric...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
My @migrationpolicy.bsky.social colleagues have new data out today showing that 80% of the unauthorized immigrant population have at least five years of U.S. residence, with 45% living 20 or more years in the United States (!)
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For @migrationpolicy.bsky.social podcast on climate migration, I spoke w @marknevitt.bsky.social about the possibility climate change wipes entire countries off the map
What happens to those countries' inhabitants?
mpichangingclimatechangingmigration.podbean.com/e/climate-st...
What happens to those countries' inhabitants?
mpichangingclimatechangingmigration.podbean.com/e/climate-st...
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For @migrationpolicy.bsky.social podcast on climate migration, I spoke w @marknevitt.bsky.social about the possibility climate change wipes entire countries off the map
What happens to those countries' inhabitants?
mpichangingclimatechangingmigration.podbean.com/e/climate-st...
What happens to those countries' inhabitants?
mpichangingclimatechangingmigration.podbean.com/e/climate-st...
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Tens of thousands of children in the Houston area are affected by U.S. immigration policies, says a new analysis by @migrationpolicy.bsky.social.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
Report: At least 70,000 Houston-area children are at risk of being deported | Houston Public Media
Tens of thousands of children in the Houston area are affected by the country's immigration policies, according to a new analysis by the Migration Policy Institute.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Tens of thousands of children in the Houston area are affected by U.S. immigration policies, says a new analysis by @migrationpolicy.bsky.social.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
New MPI Europe study identifies opportunities to strengthen return & reintegration efforts:
✔️ Link reintegration with existing public services
✔️ Engage local & civil-society actors
✔️ Improve data to inform policy
#AVRR #returns
Read more: bit.ly/47qf3fz
✔️ Link reintegration with existing public services
✔️ Engage local & civil-society actors
✔️ Improve data to inform policy
#AVRR #returns
Read more: bit.ly/47qf3fz
Reframing Return and Reintegration: Origin-Country Priorities and Strategies for Cooperation
Many migrant-origin countries are developing policies and institutional structures to support their returning nationals, driven by safety concerns, emergencies, and in some cases pressure from destina...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
New MPI Europe study identifies opportunities to strengthen return & reintegration efforts:
✔️ Link reintegration with existing public services
✔️ Engage local & civil-society actors
✔️ Improve data to inform policy
#AVRR #returns
Read more: bit.ly/47qf3fz
✔️ Link reintegration with existing public services
✔️ Engage local & civil-society actors
✔️ Improve data to inform policy
#AVRR #returns
Read more: bit.ly/47qf3fz
Private prison companies play a major role in US immigrant detention, holding 85% of all detainees as of earlier this year
These companies profit on multiple fronts & stand to gain more as detention expands
Our article breaks down what you need to know: https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
These companies profit on multiple fronts & stand to gain more as detention expands
Our article breaks down what you need to know: https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
U.S. Immigrant Detention Grows to Record Heights under Trump Administration
The number of people in U.S. immigrant detention has grown sharply under President Donald Trump and will likely continue to rise in coming months. The rapid ramp-up has relied on an array of nontraditional facilities as well as private prisons, and h...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Private prison companies play a major role in US immigrant detention, holding 85% of all detainees as of earlier this year
These companies profit on multiple fronts & stand to gain more as detention expands
Our article breaks down what you need to know: https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
These companies profit on multiple fronts & stand to gain more as detention expands
Our article breaks down what you need to know: https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
Immigrants in Maine show high integration outcomes:
🧾 Half are naturalized citizens
💬 3 in 4 speak English exclusively or very well
🏡 64% own their own home
Learn more: 🔗 www.migrationpolicy.org/research/maine-immigrant-communities
🧾 Half are naturalized citizens
💬 3 in 4 speak English exclusively or very well
🏡 64% own their own home
Learn more: 🔗 www.migrationpolicy.org/research/maine-immigrant-communities
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Immigrants in Maine show high integration outcomes:
🧾 Half are naturalized citizens
💬 3 in 4 speak English exclusively or very well
🏡 64% own their own home
Learn more: 🔗 www.migrationpolicy.org/research/maine-immigrant-communities
🧾 Half are naturalized citizens
💬 3 in 4 speak English exclusively or very well
🏡 64% own their own home
Learn more: 🔗 www.migrationpolicy.org/research/maine-immigrant-communities