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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.

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.

A protest demanding for an indefinite nationwide strike in Lima, Peru on February 9, 2023.
Reuters

Commentary & Analysis

Trump-Supportive Republicans Have Harder-Line Views on Immigration

In the News
Washington Post
Coauthors

The issue that drove Donald Trump’s original presidential bid remains a divider within his party, Council data show.

A Trump supporter wears a red Make America Great Again hat and a suit with a brick wall pattern
AP Photos
Public Opinion

Another effect of the migrant crisis: a 'golden visa' crunch

BLOG
ChicagoGlobal by H. Lee Murphy

The flood of impoverished migrants camping in Chicago awaiting government processing for asylum has put a roadblock up in front of a very different class of hopeful immigrants.

Migrants raise their hands to take the oath of citizenship
iStock
Migration

Research

Liberal and Moderate Democrats Differ on Some Immigration Policies

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Cleavages within the party could further complicate President Joe Biden's path to reelection.

President Joe Biden walks along a stretch of the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas
Andrew Harnik / AP
Public Opinion

How Trump and Non-Trump Republicans Differ on Immigration

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Republicans with very favorable views of Trump are more likely than other GOP backers to support deportations for undocumented immigrants.

People hold signs that say finish the wall as Donald Trump speaks at a rally
AP Photos
US Foreign Policy

Experts

Kiran Misra 

Former Government Partnerships Officer, UN World Food Programme
Council expert Kiran Mirsa

John Slocum 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Migration
Council expert John Slocum
Expertise
Social Media