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Migration

News, commentary, analysis, events, public opinion, and perspectives on issues and current events related to immigration and migration. 

Past Events

Justice For All: Exploring Impunity in the Middle East and North Africa

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Experts discuss impunity and accountability throughout the Middle East and North Africa in the 21st century.

Mar 7
A sit-in in front of the Banque du Liban in Beirut, Lebanon on January 25, 2023.
Reuters

Uncovering the Age of Impunity in the Americas

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Experts discuss impunity and accountability throughout the Americas in the 21st century.

Mar 2
A protest demanding for an indefinite nationwide strike in Lima, Peru on February 9, 2023.
Reuters
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Commentary & Analysis

Can City Diplomacy Help African Cities Take Action on Climate Mobility?

BLOG
Global Insight by Coauthors

African cities are experiencing growing climate-related migration that has the opportunity to unlock their economic, social, and cultural development.

Libya climate crisis.
AP Photos
Global Cities

Lost Lives, Little Attention: The Overlooked Migrant Crisis

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Why did the lost Titan submarine get more buzz and funding than migrant lives?

Migrants with life jackets provided by volunteers of the Ocean Viking, a migrant search and rescue ship run by NGOs SOS Mediterranee and the International Federation of Red Cross.
AP Photos
Migration
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Research

Race, Ethnicity, and American Views of Immigration and Diversity

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Political affiliation is far more closely associated with immigration policy preferences than race or ethnicity, polling finds.

the Statue of Liberty seen through a window from Ellis Island
AP Photos
Public Opinion

American Views of Immigration and Diversity

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While half of Americans and a majority of Democrats say diversity makes the United States a better place to live, Republicans aren’t so sure.

A man writes on a large U.S. flag as part of a protest called 'United States of Immigrants'
Reuters
Migration
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Experts

Sara McElmurry 

Nonresident Fellow, Immigration
Council expert Sara McElmurry
Expertise
Migration
Social Media

Kiran Misra 

Richard C. Longworth Media Fellow
Council expert Kiran Mirsa
Expertise
North America
Migration
Global Politics
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