Immigration

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Blog Post
Regularizing Migrant Workers in Response to COVID-19
Gonzalo Fanjul
and
Helen Dempster
July 28, 2020
The positive impact undocumented migrants could have would be much larger if they had the legal right to work and live.
Blog Post
How Has COVID-19 Affected APTC’s Efforts to Promote Labor Mobility in the Pacific?
Helen Dempster
and
Andie Fong Toy
July 13, 2020
The Australian Government has confirmed that labor mobility is key to economic recovery throughout the region and that they will explore options to allow more Pacific Islanders to travel to Australia. As Australia’s flagship investment in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) i...
Blog Post
How Liberalizing Trade with China Led to a Boom in International Students in the US
Gaurav Khanna et al.
July 10, 2020
Liberalized trade has led to a boom in int'l students, and reactionary immigration policies—including Trump's move to bar these students from staying in the US if their university shifts online—could leave a lasting impact on higher education and the economy.
WORKING PAPERS
Trade Liberalization and Chinese Students in US Higher Education
Gaurav Khanna et al.
July 10, 2020
We highlight a lesser known consequence of China’s growth and integration into the world economy in relation to the United States: the rise of services trade. We demonstrate that the US’s trade deficit in goods cycle back as a surplus in exports of education services. Focusing on China’s accession t...
REPORTS
Labor Mobility Partnerships: Expanding Opportunity with a Globally Mobile Workforce
Rebekah Smith
and
Farah Hani
June 26, 2020
LaMP aims to be the first organization that actively works to increase rights-respecting labor mobility, ensuring that workers can access employment opportunities abroad. The long-term goal is to plug labor market gaps in OECD countries while unlocking billions in ...
Blog Post
Introducing a New Approach to Labor Mobility
Rebekah Smith
June 26, 2020
Today we launch the working group’s final report, “Labor Mobility Partnerships: Expanding Opportunity with a Globally Mobile Workforce,”  answering these questions.
Blog Post
Migrant Remittances Will Plummet. Here Is What That Means for Global Development
Michael Clemens
May 20, 2020
COVID-19 has cost millions of migrant workers their jobs, pushing families around the world into extreme poverty. On International Day of #FamilyRemittances, here are some actions governments and the private sector can take to cushion the blow.