Migration

Framing ethical perspectives

Migration is an umbrella term that refers to the act of a person or people of moving from one country, locality, or place of residence to another. It is often used synonymously or in conjunction with the term "immigration," which refers to the act of a person or people traveling to a different country to become permanent residents. According to the United Nations' International Organization for Migration, as of 2020, there were 281 million migrants, which equates to 3.6 percent of the world population.

In regards to this issue, Carnegie Council's Model International Mobility Convention (MIMC) is offering a comprehensive set of rules, outlining actions, rights, and duties that benefit both migrants and refugees as well as their states of origin, transit, and destination.

FEB 27, 2024 Video

A Carnegie Council Conversation with the UK Home Secretary

NOV 8, 2023 Article

Migration from Venezuela to Brazil: Addressing the Regularization of Undocumented Children

Two Brazilian public defenders reflect on the status of undocumented Venezuelan children in Brazil vis-à-vis the Model International Mobility Convention.

MAR 29, 2023 Podcast

Reframing the Refugee Crisis, with Sana Mustafa

In this podcast, Senior Fellow Tatiana Serafin speaks with Asylum Access CEO Sana Mustafa about the need to re-frame our discussion about forcibly displaced persons.

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JUN 24, 2016 Podcast

The Needs of Refugee Women and Children in the Global Humanitarian Crisis

In this powerful talk, executive director Sarah Costa explains the work of the Women's Refugee Commission, and discusses the current crisis. The numbers are staggering: ...

CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20151030_Syrians_and_Iraq_refugees_arrive_at_Skala_Sykamias_Lesvos_Greece_2.jpg" target="_blank">Ggia - Wikimedia (CC)</a>. Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrive at Lesvos, Greece, October 2015.

JUN 16, 2016 Article

Integration and the European Migration "Crisis"

How we treat the millions arriving in Europe will affect all our futures, writes migration expert Jenny Phillimore. "We can genuinely welcome people, accept them ...

DEC 3, 2015 Podcast

Suchitra Vijayan on the Politics and Rhetoric of the Refugee Crisis

The co-founder of the Resettlement Legal Aid Project in Cairo during the Iraq War, Suchitra Vijayan discusses the refugee crisis from a legal, political, and ...

Suchitra Vijayan. CREDIT: Gusta Johnson

NOV 20, 2014 Podcast

Citizenship, Identity, and Conflict in South Asia's Borderlands

The intrepid Suchitra Vijayan is working on a 9,000-mile journey through South Asia, which has taken her to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the disputed territory of ...

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OCT 31, 2014 Podcast

From Paris to Moscow: The Rise of New Far-Right Movements Across Europe

What effect has the Ukraine crisis had on the rise of ultra-nationalist forces in Russia and what has been the impact on Russia's neighbors? What ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvoves/4569871721">Joseph Voves</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

JAN 31, 2014 Article

The Moral Operating System of a Global City: Los Angeles

For global cities to solve the central problem of collaboration among strangers, they need a moral operating system: shared codes and behaviors that enable people ...

SEP 26, 2013 Podcast

Immigration Reform: Truths, Myths, and Politics

The great wave of illegal immigration to the United States is over, says Edward Schumacher-Matos. Our real challenge now is what to do with those 11–12 ...

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AUG 23, 2012 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: New Approaches to Humanitarian Migration

Many people cross international borders because their lives have been ruined by an earthquake, flood, drought, or hurricane. But they face a black hole of ...

JUN 13, 2011 Podcast

Politics of Migration in Germany: Joel Rosenthal Interviews Cem Ozdemir and Michael Goering

Immigration is both a challenge and an opportunity for Germany. So say Green Party leader Cem Ozdemir, the first immigrant member of Germany's parliament, and ...

FEB 18, 2009 Podcast

Muslims of Metropolis: The Stories of Three Immigrant Families in the West

How do Muslim immigrants to the West adjust to their new lives? Kavitha Rajagopalan follows three families on their journey: a Palestinian family from Jerusalem ...