Migration Policy Institute

📌It’s a federal requirement that state, local, & other programs receiving federal funds provide translation, interpreting, & other services to ensure that all residents, including those speaking languages other than English, can access information & services. While that goal remains significantly unmet, a new policy brief by Margie McHugh & Jacob Hofstetter offer practical strategies. They suggest the federal government should: ✏Develop program- or sector-specific guidance on language access compliance for federal funding recipients.  ✏Embed language access requirements in routine processes such as funding applications, awards and program reviews.  ✏Dedicate new or existing staff to coordinate language access efforts not only at the agency level but also within major agency sub-offices or programs.  ✏Provide sufficient resources for civil rights offices to investigate possible violations.  ✏Implement an expanded cross-agency approach, led by the Justice Department, to strengthen coordination, learning & quality control of language access measures.  Learn more:   https://lnkd.in/gtWcbxav  

The United States is home to more immigrants than any other country. Since its founding, the country has been repeatedly shaped and reshaped by immigration, in profound and at times contentious ways. This #IndependenceDay, brush up on the country’s vibrant and complex immigration history, with our overview. #ImmigrationHistory #ImmigrationLaw #July4 #FourthofJuly #NationofImmigrants

🇰🇪 Kenya is an economic powerhouse, an island of relative stability in East Africa, and home to hundreds of thousands of refugees. By turns welcoming and cooler towards refugees, the government’s approach has become increasing security-focused in the wake of terrorist attacks. Our new article provides key stats to orient you on migration in one of Africa’s most bustling countries. For instance, did you know most immigrants in Kenya are from: ·       🇸🇴 Somalia ·       🇺🇬 Uganda ·       🇸🇸 South Sudan And more than half of all Kenyans abroad are in ·      🇺🇸 United States ·      🇬🇧 United Kingdom Find many more details in our smart country profile, written by Fred Ikanda : https://lnkd.in/e22smB8V

📝 ¿Pueden los gobiernos de las Américas incentivar la migración segura, ordenada y regular y reducir la migración irregular al mismo tiempo?  Un nuevo informe del MPI-IOM - UN Migration mapea el experimento de las Américas con la expansión de vías regulares y respuestas creativas a las crisis de desplazamiento. El informe ofrece recomendaciones para afrontar mejor los desafíos de movilidad del hemisferio occidental, que incluyen:  ✅ fortalecer los acuerdos de movilidad entre países y nacionalidades  ✅aprovechar los intereses del sector privado  ✅maximizar las contribuciones de los migrantes a las comunidades de acogida a través de medidas de integración como la regularización  ✅mejorar la coordinación regional  Lea el informe: https://lnkd.in/gTANXP_C

📝 Can governments in the Americas incentivize safe, orderly & regular migration & at the same time reduce irregular migration? A new MPI-IOM - UN Migration report traces the experiment in the expansion of regular pathways & creative responses to displacement crises in the Americas. The report offers recommendations to better meet the mobility challenges of the Western Hemisphere, including:  ✅ strengthening mobility agreements across countries & nationalities  ✅leveraging private-sector interests  ✅maximizing migrants’ contributions to host communities through integration measures such as regularization  ✅enhancing regional coordination    Read the report:  https://lnkd.in/g2RKDy6f

✏More than 25 million people in the U.S. are limited English proficient (LEP). Federal law has long required recipients of federal funds to provide public information & services to those speaking languages other than English. Yet the mandate remains far off from realization, as our 📑new policy brief explains.   Learn how the federal government, with some next-generation solutions, can ensure that state, local, & other entities receiving federal funds can bridge the access gaps & meet a mandate that is more than half a century old. ⤵ #languageaccess #limitedenglishproficient #lep  https://lnkd.in/gtWcbxav

France’s far right is ascendant, driven in large part by calls to limit immigration. Yet immigrants comprise only about one-tenth of France’s population, and the immigrant population has grown more slowly than in Germany or the UK. In the midst of contentious and historic elections concluding Sunday, here are some things to know about immigration in France: - Immigration has diversified over the years. In 1975, six countries were the origins for 75% of the immigrant population in France; in the 2018 census, the top ten countries of origin accounted for less than 60% of all immigrants   - Immigrants today are much more likely to have a higher level of education   - Algeria, Morocco and Portugal were the origins of the largest numbers of immigrants as of 2018   - The government has enacted more than 100 immigration reforms since World War II Find more in our wide-ranging country profile from Ekrame Boubtane

Unauthorized migration to the United States has changed dramatically. In previous eras, the vast majority of irregular migration was of single adults from Mexico or northern Central America. Increasingly, migrants are coming from a much wider array of countries, and many are coming as families. That has posed a range of challenges to US immigration enforcement, and forced agencies to pivot their operations. How? Our article explains

Our Jeanne Batalova examines how US adults fare on an international test of digital skills, and where there are opportunities to leverage these skills & improve them. This is a key issue for U.S. competitiveness. Take a read.

⏰⏰ It’s the last weekend to apply to become an MPI Intern for our Fall (September – December) cycle! Come join our research or communications teams as a Demetrios G. Papademetriou Young Scholar and get a fantastic professional development opportunity and chance to contribute substantively to our high-impact, fast-moving organization. ⏳ DEADLINE: End of day July 1.  Apply Now!  https://lnkd.in/gPrRZwY