Immigration & Refugees
Tapping Immigrants' Skills: New Directions for Canadian Immigration Policy in the Knowledge Economy
Institute for Research on Public Policy
A 20-page Canadian report describing how underutilization of skills contributes to downward trends in employment and earnings among immigrants
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-02-16
Supporting Women From CALD Backgrounds Who Are Victims/survivors of Sexual Violence
The Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
This brief aims to raise awareness of the circumstances of refugee and immigrant women who are survivors of sexual violence as they establish new lives in Australia
Immigration & Refugees, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-02-21
Sudan: Now or Never in Dafur
International Crisis Group
This 26-page report highlights the imminent threat of ethnic cleansing in Western Sudan and calls for immediate international action
Immigration & Refugees, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2004-05-24
Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis, Peace Talks, Terrorism and U.S. Policy
Congressional Research Service
A 19-page U.S. report on the humanitarian crises in Darfur and South Sudan, terrorism implications and U.S. responses
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-08-15
Student Flows and Migration: An Empirical Analysis
ERN CESifo
A 29-page working paper examining the impact of student flows to the U.S. on subsequent migration
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-08-22
Strengthening Protection of Internally Displaced Persons: The UN's Role
Brookings Institution
This 9-page U.S. article urges a strengthened international response to situations of internal displacement
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-02-16
Sri Lanka: What Role for the EU?
ISS
This 4-page article looks at the role the EU – and the West in general – has played so far, including in the most recent round of failed peace negotiations, and assesses what it can most usefully do now.
Immigration & Refugees, Internal DisplacementPosted: 2009-05-21
Slilled Emigration and Skill Creation: A Quasi Experiment
CGD
This 65-page working paper studies the impact of the migration of of highly-educated Fijians on the country's human capital
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2008-10-20
Skills Audit of Refugees
U.K. Home Office
A 38-page U.K. report exploring the the skills and qualifications of refugees in the United Kingdom
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-07-30
Skilled Migration: The Perspective of Developing Countries
IZA
This 43-page discussion paper focuses on the effects of skilled migration on developing countries
International Development, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-07-09
Skilled Migration: Boon or Bane? The Role of Policy Intervention
DIIS
A 22-page Danish working paper on the brain drain and the role of policy intervention
Immigration & Refugees, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-10-27
Skilled Migration and the Workforce: An Overview
NCVER
A 12-page Australian overview on migration, focusing on the contribution immigration has made to its workforce
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2008-05-01
Skilled Migrants in New Zealand: Employers' Perspectives
Department of Labour - New Zealand
A 108-page report of a survey of New Zealand employers to ascertain their perspectives on the skilled migrants they had hired
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-02-11
Skill Flow: A Fundamental Reconsideration of Skilled-Worker Mobility and Development
CGD
This 49-page paper considers whether the migration of skilled workers represents a threat to developing countries
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-09-09
Sizing the Illegally Resident Population in the U.K.
U.K. Home Office
This 52-page study reviews the methodologies used worldwide to estimate the stock of illegally resident persons, and assesses their applicability to the U.K. situation
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-11-17
Sixty Years after the Magic Carpet Ride
Falk Institute
A 51-page Israeli paper examining the long-run effects of early childhood environment on social and economic outcomes
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-05-17
Show Me the Money (and Opportunity)
IPPR
This UK article describes recent work to better understand both brain drain — the departure of skilled migrants from their place of origin to another country — and brain circulation, defined here as skilled people returning to their home countries
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-04-23
Shifting Demographics Mean New Opportunities, New Responsibilities
Foundation for Child Development
A press release containing links to several U.S. articles highlighting the educational and health needs of immigrant children
Immigration & Refugees, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-07-06
Shall We Stay or Shall We Go? Re-migration Trends Among Britain's Immigrants
IPPR
The 6-page executive summary of a UK report that sets out to quantify and analyse re-migration from the United Kingdom, and to understand what motivates immigrants to leave
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-08-12
Self-Employment Dynamics Across the Business Cycle: Migrants Versus Natives
German Institute for Economic Research
A 54-page German discussion paper examining the relationships between unemployment, self-employment, employment and the business cycle for migrants
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-12-04
Selection Policy and the Labour Market Outcomes of New Immigrants
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 39-page discussion paper investigates the employment outcomes of Australia adopting a skills-based immigrant selection policy in the 1990s
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-11-06
Selecting Wisely: Making Managed Migration Work for Britain
Institute for Public Policy Research
A 37-page U.K. paper responding to the Home Office consultation on proposed changes to the managed migration system
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-11-29
Seeking Asylum: Australia’s Humanitarian Program
Parliamentary Library - Australia
A 34-page backgrounder tracking the development of Australia’s humanitarian responses
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-01-27
Securing the UK Border: The Home Office's Vision and Strategy for the Future
Home Office, FCO - UK
A 29-page document setting out a strategy for reforming the UK immigration ysystem
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-04-03
Second Wave of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
This 17-page survey studied how recent immigrants integrate and settle into Canada over time
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-01-03
Schengen Should Go West as Well as East
CER
An essay discussing the possible extension of Europe's Schengen area
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-01-28
Scale, Diversity, and Determinants of Labour Migration in Europe
IZA
This paper contributes to a better understanding of the determinants and scale of European migration. It surveys previous historical experiences and empirical findings including the recent Eastern enlargements.
European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2008-08-05
Safeguarding Asylum: Sustaining Canada's Commitments to Refugees
House of Commons - Canada
This 82-page Canadian report studies refugee issues
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-06-19
Right-Wing Extremism and the Well-Being of Immigrants
CESifo
This 25-page working paper analyzes the effects of right-wing extremism on the well-being of immigrants based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 1984 to 2006 merged with state-level information on election outcomes
Immigration & Refugees, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-11-19
Review of Migrant Integration Policy in the UK
CLG
A 36-page UK paper reviewing the current strategic and policy framework, processes and provisions supporting the integration of new migrants to the UK
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2008-06-13
Returning to the Question of a Wage Premium for Returning Migrants
IZA
A 22-page discussion papere stimating the extent to which people who have emigrated from Ireland and returned earn more relative to comparable people who have never lived abroad
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-02-24
Returning Failed Asylum Seekers from Australia
SISR
This 62-page discussion paper examines Australia's response to asylum seekers
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-04-02
Responding to Migration from Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Libya
Chatham House
This 8-page UK briefing paper spells out the lessons learned from the policy responses to the migration crisis caused by the upheaval in Libya
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-11-11
Remittances: Latin America's Faulty Lifeline
MIT Center for International Studies
This 4-page essay examines some of the deleterious effects of remittances sent by migrants to their native countries
Immigration & Refugees, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-04-07
Remittances, Institutions and Economic Growth
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 29-page discussion paper considers the impact of international migrants' remittances to sustainable economic development
International Development, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-05-24
Remittances and Chain Migration: Longitudinal Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina
IZA
This 24-page paper examines the possibility for remittances to trigger chain migration
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-04-09
Remittance Behaviours Among Recent Immigrants to Canada
Statistics Canada
A 41-page study documenting the incidence and amounts remitted by immigrants to family members in their countries of origin
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2008-07-31
Regional Seminar on Internal Displacement in the Southern African Development Community Region
UNHCR
A 66-page report of a seminar held to discuss internal displacement in the SADC region of Southern Africa
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-02-16
Regional Seminar on Internal Displacement in the Americas
Brookings-SAIS et al.
A 73-page report on a seminar held to examine current trends in internal displacement in the Americas and the response
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-07-19
Refugees, Security and Development: Current Experience and Strategies of Protection and Assistance in "The Region of Origin"
Danish Institute for International Studies
A 37-page Danish working paper proposing a framework for analysing the strategies, conditions and options for support to refugee areas in countries neighbouring those in conflict
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-09-27
Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Policy in Europe
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 43-page discussion paper examining the causes of refugee displacement and asylum flows, the evolution of policies towards asylum seekers and their effects, and the potential benefits of greater international co-ordination
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-08-03
Refugees in The Labour Market: Looking for Cost-Effective Models of Assistance
Brotherhood of St. Laurence
A 34-page Australian report proposing models for cost-effective programmes to assist refugees to enter the workforce
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-10-12
Refugees from Africa: Can a Marshall Plan Help?
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
This 4-page commentary addresses issues raised by African immigration to Europe
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2004-08-25
Refugees and Regional Settlement: Balancing Priorities
Brotherhood of St. Laurence
This 69-page Australian report examines the refugee settlement experience in three Australian country towns
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-09-23
Refugees and Employment: The Effect of Visible Difference on Discrimination
CSCR
This 50-page Australian study examines the existence of discrimination against skilled refugees in the labour market
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-03-27
Refugees and Asylum Seekers: A guide to Key Resources and Recent Developments
Australian Parliamentary Library
An E-brief providing links to information and statistics on the world's refugees, asylum-seekers and others "of concern", tracing recent developments and exploring current issues
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-08-23
Reforming U.S. Immigration Policy
Brookings Institution
A 15-page positioning paper setting out the key issues relating to US immigration reform
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-05-10
Reforming Global Migration Regimes
Institute for Futures Studies
The papers delivered at a Stockholm workshop held to identify options for progress in transnational cooperation on migration and improvements in existing national policies (single page with links to each paper)
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-02-21
Reconsidering West African Migration
DIIS
A 22-page Danish working paper that focuses on migration from poorer to richer zones in West Africa
Immigration & Refugees, RegionalPosted: 2011-11-03
Reconciling the Estimates of Potential Migration into the Enlarged European Union
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper reviews the literature on potential migration into the enlarged EU and reconciles the results with recent evidence
European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-12-28
Reconciling Demand for Labour Migration with Public Concerns About Immigration: Germany and the UK
Anglo-German Foundation
This 64-page study investigates the reasons for public resistance to immigration in Germany and the UK
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-09-07
Racial Inequality, Social Cohesion and Policy Issues in Canada
IRPP
This 57-page Canadian paper investigates whether racial inequality has an effect on social cohesion
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-02-09
Race and the Criminal Justice System: An Overview of the Complete Statistics 2004-2005
Home Office - UK
A 47-page UK report presenting a summary of key findings about black and ethnic minorities' experience of the criminal justice system
Crime, Law & Order, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-11-21
Protecting Two Million Internally Displaced: The Successes and Shortcomings of the African Union in Darfur
Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement
This 64-page occasional paper provides a first hand account of the successes and shortcomings of the AU's intervention in Darfur, with recommendations for improving the AU's capacity
Immigration & Refugees, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2005-11-19
Protecting Displaced Migrants in South Africa
Brookings Institution
A US article examining the situation of displaced migrants in South Africa
Internal Displacement, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2008-06-24
Protect or Neglect? Toward a More Effective United Nations Approach to the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons
Brookings Institution-John Hopkins SAIS Project and United Nations
This 102-page study examines how the U.N. has been providing protection to internally displaced persons and how to make that response more effective
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-11-29
Promoting the Rights of Migrants
GFMD
This 36-page conference paper examines the international legal frameworks for protecting migrant rights, focusing in particular on international conventions.It then discusses the implementation of these international legal norms at the national level and the role that both destination andsource countries play in promoting the rights of migrants.
Immigration & Refugees, Human RightsPosted: 2008-11-19
Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen and Expand the American Middle Class
Drum Major Institute
A 20-page U.S. report arguing that immigration policy is sound only if if it helps to strengthen and expand America's middle class
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-12-14
Preparing for Success in Canada and the United States
Statistics Canada
A 29-page Canadian research paper reviewing the recent research on the determinants of the educational attainment among the children of immigrants born in Canada and the United States, also known as the second generation. The focus is on the gap in educational attainment between the second and third-and-higher generations
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-02-23
Population Flows: Immigration Aspects 2007-08 Edition
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
This 141-page Australian report provides detailed information on the composition, size and operation of Australia's Migration, Temporary Entry and Humanitarian Programs. It includes assessments of migrant outcomes such as labour market performance and citizenship rates, and reports on the range of settlement services offered to migrants
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-03-03
Policy Options to Support Climate-induced Migration
Asian Development Bank
This 15-page study underscores the urgency of developing policies, appropriate institutions and mechanisms to cope with the impact of climate change on migration
Immigration & Refugees, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-16
Playing God with Sanctuary
A Just Australia, Oxfam Australia
A 32-page study of Australia's refugee system
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2008-06-26
PISA Results: What a Difference Immigration Law Makes
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 26-page discussion paper aims to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of languages of teenagers living in selected European countries, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2004-02-20
People Trafficking: Australia's Response
Parliamentary Library, Australia
A 2-page research note looking at some of the issues associated with people trafficking, outlining Australia's responses to date and discussing how effective these measures might be in combating trafficking
Crime, Law & Order, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-11-19
People on the Move: A Study of Migrant Movement Patterns to and from New Zealand
Department of Labour - New Zealand
This 103-page report examines migrant movement patterns in and out of New Zealand and explores the characteristics of those spending lengthy periods out of the country
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-04-26
Peers, Neighborhoods and Immigrant Student Achievement: Evidence from a Placement Policy
IZA
A 29-page discussion paper studying the causes of underperformance by immigrant students
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2009-11-13
Peace the Only Solution to Displaced People's Needs
Life & Peace Institute
A 4-page overview of displacement in the Horn of Africa
Internal Displacement, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-07-03
Partnership: A New EU Approach to Fighting Irregular Immigration?
SWP
A 4-page German commentary on the EU\'s struggle to control illegal immigration
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-10
Parental Ethnic Identity and Educational Attainment of Second-Generation Immigrants
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper is a first attempt to explore whether immigrant parents' ethnic identity affects the next generation's human capital accumulation in the host country
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2011-12-16
Overcoming Obstacles to Humanitarian Assistance in Darfur
United States Institute of Peace
This briefing summarizes a discussion on the rising insecurity of civilians in Darfur
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-02-01
Outsourcing Migration Management: EU, Power, and the External Dimension of Asylum and Immigration Policy
Danish Institute for International Studies
This 20-page working paper explores the growing link between EU's migration priorities and its foreign policy agenda
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2006-01-24
Organised Interests, Labour Market and Migration: The Swedish Model
Institute for Future Studies
A 21-page paper considering how welfare systems and labour market institutions might be affected by a major increase in labour immigration
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-10-08
Organised Immigration Crime: A Post-conviction Study
Home Office - UK
This 48-page UK report outlines the findings of an interview programme conducted with prisoners convicted of of people-smuggling/trafficking offences. The research was commissioned to provide a fuller understanding of the market dynamics of facilitated ilegal entry into the UK
Immigration & Refugees, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2009-07-12
Organisational Recruitment and Patterns of Migration: Interdependencies in an Integrating Europe
Institute of Migration Research and Intercultural Studies
This 304-page volume presents the main findings of an international research project, "The Political Economy of International Migration in an Integrating Europe"
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2005-01-15
Optimizing Immigration Policy: Permanent, Guest-Worker or Mode IV?
IZA
This 25-page discussionpaper examines the comparative merits of alternative immigration policies
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-07-09
Oppositional Identities and Employment for Ethnic Minorities: Evidence from England
IZA
This 27-page discussion paper aims to analyze the potential trade-off for ethnic minorities between sticking to their own roots and labour market success
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-12
Opening the Door to Our Community: A Framework for Engaging Victoria's Newest Residents - Refugees, TPV Holders and Asylum Seekers
Centre for Applied Social Research
A 72-page Australian report on the success of an inner-urban service provider in easing the resettlement process for refugees on temporary protection visas, and asylum seekers
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-04-29
One Size Fits All? Tailored Integration Policies for Migrants in the European Union
European Policy Centre
This 50-page working paper calls for new thinking and policies to integrate groups of temporary migrants into European society
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2006-06-08
On the Risks of Unemployment: A Comparative Assessment of the Labour Market Success of Migrants in Australia
Centre for Economic Policy Research - ANU
A 36-page discussion paper analysing the risk of unemployment among male migrants compared to native-born Australians
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-04-30
Nurturing Instability: Lebanon’s Palestinian Refugee Camps
Crisis Group
This 46-page report examines conditions in Lebanon's Palestine refugee camps and recommends steps to improve the situation of their inhabitants and reduce risks
Immigration & Refugees, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-02-19
Nowhere to turn? Responding to Partner Violence Against Immigrant and Visible Minority Women
Canadian Council on Social Development
This 50-page Canadian report examines partner violence among ethnic groups and proposes a co-ordinated response
Crime, Law & Order, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-03-11
No Elexir of Youth: Immigration Cannot Keep Canada Young
C.D. Howe Institute
This 16-page Canadian backgrounder investigates the extent to which immigration might compensate for Canada's ageing population
Ageing, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-09-26
New Migrant Outcomes
Department of Immigration and Citizenship - Australia
This 62-page report presents key findings from a longitudinal survey of immigrants to Australia and highlights a dramatic fall in immigrant unemployment
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-12-22
Negotiating the Maze
Joint Standing Committee on Migration - Parliament of Australia
This 368-page Australian report considers skills recognition, upgrading and licensing of people trained outside Australia
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-09-18
Narrating Atrocity: Uses of Evidence in the Political Asylum Process
DIIS
A 21-page Danish working paper exploring the disconnect between asylum law and human rights
Immigration & Refugees, Human RightsPosted: 2010-11-12
Muslims in the Netherlands: Tensions and Violent Conflict
Clingendael
This 28-page Dutch essay gives an overview of radicalisation and tensions and violent conflicts involving (elements of) Muslim communities in the Netherlands
Immigration & Refugees, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2009-05-27
Muslims in Europe: Integration Policies in Selected Countries
Congressional Research Service
This 47-page U.S. report examines the integration of Muslims in the U.K., France, Germany and Spain
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-12-13
Muslims in Europe: Economic Worries Top Concerns About Religious and Cultural Identities
Pew Trusts
Findings of a survey of the major concerns of Europe's Muslim population
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-07-11
Muslims in Europe: A Short Introduction
Brookings Institution
This 6-page US analysis presents the basic facts and issues concerning Muslims in Europe
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2008-09-25
Muslims in Europe: A Report on 11 EU Cities
OSI
This 341-page US report captures a snapshot of the experiences of Muslim communities in selected neighborhoods in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Antwerp, Berlin and Hamburg, Copenhagen, Leicester and Waltham Forest–London, Marseille and Paris, and Stockholm
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-07
Multiple Citizenship, Identity and Entitlement in Canada
IRPP
This 36-page study examines the issue of multiple citizenship
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-07-14
Multilateral Resistance to Migration
IZA
This 53-page discussion paper looks at the influence exerted by other destinations on bilateral migration flows
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-09-29
Multiculturalism in Denmark and Sweden
DIIS
This 10-page Danish brief compares the policies and practice of multiculturalism and integration in Denmark and Sweden
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-12-07
Multiculturalism
Parliamentary Library - NSW
An 80-page Australian briefing paper examining key aspects of Australia's multiculturalism policy
Immigration & Refugees, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-07-04
Moldova, Romania, Ukraine: Active Cooperation Could Improve Migration Policy
ICPS
A 2-page Ukrainian bulletin summarizing the findings of a regional study into migration issues
Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2009-01-21
Migration, Trade, Capital and Development: Substitutes, Complements and Policies
Economic Growth Center
An 18-page US discussion paper examining the effects of migration on the origin and destination countries
Immigration & Refugees, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-02-24
Migration, Trade and Investment
Productivity Commission - Australia
This 84-page Australian working paper studies the interaction of immigration, trade and investment
Immigration & Refugees, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-02-26
Migration, The Quality of the Labour Force and Economic Inequality
IZA
This 29-page discussion paper considers some of the impacts of the migration of labour
Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2008-07-04
Migration, Development and Natural Disasters: Insights from the Indian Ocean Tsunami
IOM
This 94-page study discusses the interactions between natural disasters, development and migration
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-07-16
Migration Trends 2005/06
Department of Labour
This 121-page report tracks and comments on changes in the nature of migration to New Zealand
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-07