| | | | By Muzaffar Chishti and Julia Gelatt In recent weeks, the United States has indicated it wants a new plan for managing asylum seekers in North America. Recent changes at the U.S.-Mexico border coinciding with the planned end of the Title 42 expulsions policy are designed to prevent migrants from crossing irregularly. A similar dynamic is unfolding along the northern border, via a recent revision to the U.S.-Canada Safe Third Country Agreement that closes what critics have called a loophole incentivizing unauthorized crossings by asylum seekers. This article connects the dots. |
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| By Claudia Finotelli and Sebastian Rinken Spain rapidly transitioned to become one of Europe’s major immigration destinations in just a few years. The country’s immigration policies are now remarkably inclusive, not only by historical standards but also compared to peer nations. Stunningly, this evolution occurred with minimal political backlash, even as the country suffered through a crippling economic and labor crisis. This comprehensive article explains the novel policies that led to this turnaround and provides data on Spain's current immigrant population. |
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| | En Nicaragua, una crisis política marcada por el creciente autoritarismo del Presidente Daniel Ortega ha desencadenado la mayor migración de la historia moderna del país, superando incluso las cifras registradas durante la Guerra Fría. Cientos de miles de personas han huido, incluidos intelectuales, artistas y académicos que se han dirigido a Costa Rica, Estados Unidos y otros países, provocando una fuga de cerebros. Este artículo brinda una visión general del éxodo y lo sitúa en un contexto histórico. |
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| | | How many immigration challenges are simply housing challenges in disguise? Often, lack of sufficient housing is one of the most visible flashpoints when native communities bristle at newly arrived immigrants. This can be especially acute in major displacement situations, such as during recent upticks in the number of asylum seekers and other migrants in the European Union, when lack of accommodations has at times forced some to sleep on the streets. Indeed, in the 14 months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the provision of housing for millions of displaced Ukrainians has proven to be one of the most enduring challenges. But housing is a challenge for immigrants of all stripes and destinations. For one, immigrants tend to go to cities, where housing is often more expensive and where, in many Western countries, there has long been a mismatch between available housing stock and the number of people who need a home. In most countries, house prices have grown faster than incomes. Rents have also soared. Newcomers’ presence adds to the squeeze; research has shown a correlation between immigration and housing prices. For instance, a recent analysis looking at Switzerland estimated that a 1 percent annual increase in the immigrant population leads to a more than 4 percent increase in single-family home prices and rental increases as high as 8 percent. That can be good news for people who already own their home but presents a challenge for others. In tourist havens such as Mexico, Portugal, and Spain, the arrival of many digital nomads has caused housing prices to skyrocket, prompting backlash from locals who have been suddenly priced out of their neighborhoods. Some parts of Canada, the United States, Singapore, and elsewhere have also bristled at wealthy foreign citizens who pay top dollar for luxury accommodation, and responded by imposing taxes and other requirements. Often, immigrants and other new arrivals are easy targets. Among the most common sentiments expressed by immigration skeptics is that there is simply “not enough room,” a complaint strongly linked to housing supply. Perhaps a more apt complaint would be that there are not enough rooms. Best regards, Julian Hattem
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| | "The lifting of the U.S. public-health emergency declaration, set to occur on May 11, could end COVID-19 vaccine requirements for international visitors and end the summary expulsion of asylum seekers and other migrants at the U.S. border under Title 42, although many will face a new set of rules for seeking asylum." |
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"The protracted nature of East Africa’s crisis, donor fatigue, and the Kenyan government’s ambivalent stance towards refugee hosting and integration have been obstacles in providing relief to people recently displaced by drought-related causes as well as the many refugees who have lived in Kenya for years." |
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"Where Italians once departed in massive waves before and after world wars, and to escape poverty or organized crime, the country more recently has witnessed shifting patterns of inflows and outflows." |
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