Changing Climate, Changing Migration | Could a Super El Niño Displace Millions from Their Homes?
A forecasted historic El Niño, labeled “Super Godzilla,” is expected to peak in late 2026 and turn 2027 into the hottest year ever recorded...
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MPI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide.
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20 of 159 episodesSecondary Schools' Bilingual Gap: Promising Practices and a Path Forward
Nearly 5.6 million students in U.S. public schools are classified as English Learners, and over 2.3 million are enrolled in secondary grades...
Changing Climate, Changing Migration | Precedent or Cautionary Tale? The U.S. Climate-Driven Relocation of Isle de Jean Charles
In 2016, the U.S. federal government provided $48 million to relocate the climate-threatened Louisiana island of Isle de Jean Charles. The e...
Changing Climate, Changing Migration | Fiji on the Front Lines of Climate Mobility
Fiji has long been at the forefront of developing policies to help its residents voluntarily relocate to escape the extreme effects of clima...
Changing Climate, Changing Migration | How the World Is Learning to Respond Collectively to Climate Displacement
The coordinated global response to climate change-driven displacement is relatively new. Just a few decades ago, virtually no governments we...
World of Migration: Why Is Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis Largely Invisible?
What explains the gap between Sudan’s massive humanitarian needs and the limited global visibility and resources it receives?
World of Migration: When Sports and U.S. Immigration Policy Collide
The FIFA 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, is the largest in history and first to be co-organized by three...
Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Climate Change Is Making People Sick. Can Migration Help?
Climate change can be devastating for individuals’ health and safety. Climate-linked natural disasters can cause physical injuries and damag...
World of Migration: America’s Closing Door: Where Do Cuban Migrants Go Now?
Cuba is facing one of its deepest economic crises in decades, and the United States has significantly narrowed the legal pathways that once...
Changing Climate, Changing Migration | Priced Out: Climate Change, Home Insurance, and the People Stuck in the Middle
Climate change is making home insurance more expensive and less available, as the multibillion-dollar losses caused by hurricanes, wildfires...
Changing Climate, Changing Migration: First Displacement, then Disasters: How Refugees Contend with Climate Change
Refugees are often some of the people most vulnerable to climate change. After fleeing armed conflict or persecution, many refugees end up i...
World of Migration: Why Is Immigration Policy So Hard to Get Right?
Why has immigration become so politically divisive – and why is it so difficult for governments to design policies that satisfy both public...
State and Local Language Access Efforts Amid Federal Policy Shifts
Nearly 28 million U.S. residents, more than half of whom are U.S. citizens, reported limited proficiency in English as of 2023. How governme...
The ESSA Waiver Landscape and Implications for K-12 English Learners
As states begin to take up the U.S. Secretary of Education’s offer to apply for waivers to their obligations under the Every Student Succeed...
Meeting Labor Skill Needs While Expanding Refugee Protection
As humanitarian protection needs grow amid near-record displacement globally, labor migration pathways offer another route to safety and sta...
World of Migration: The Role of Immigration as South Korea Navigates Demographic Decline
With the world’s lowest fertility rate and one of the fastest-aging populations, South Korea is confronting a shrinking workforce and mounti...
Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Climate Displacement from Indigenous Lands
Many Indigenous people have a deep connection to their ancestral homelands that dates back centuries. What happens when climate change and o...
Migration amid Climate Change: Adaptation, Displacement, and People Trapped in Place
Climate change is driving and altering migration in a variety of ways. Patterns of human movement often differ in the face of fast-moving en...
Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Is Climate-Vulnerable Africa Prepared for Increased Displacement?
Africa may be the most climate-vulnerable region of the world, with drought, extreme heat and storms, and other impacts affecting millions a...
Beyond “Shock and Awe”: Immigration Actions in the First Year under Trump 2.0
During the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump and his administration moved to enact sweeping changes to all corners of th...