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Commentary

Jan 5, 2026

Small Boats and Shifting Threats: Britain Can't Keep Fighting Yesterday's Battle in the Channel

Unless the UK and its European partners update their approach to Channel crossings in 2026, they risk merely managing arrivals rather than disrupting the criminal systems that drive them.
Tool

Mar 5, 2024

Borders and Values: A Game About the Challenges of Immigration Policy in the United States

Borders and Values is a four-player board game that allows you to explore the challenges and complexity of immigration policy in the United States.
Commentary

Feb 28, 2024

The Crisis at the Border: A Primer for Confused Americans

A holistic update to U.S. immigration laws—based on American immigration needs and the factors that are driving people to make the dangerous trek to cross the border—would be politically challenging. But it would help reduce the numbers of daily migrants and the challenges that migration poses to receiving localities.
Commentary

Aug 14, 2023

Escaping Afghanistan

As of April 2023, about 152,000 Special Immigrant Visa applicants remain trapped in Afghanistan. Despite many recommendations and bipartisan support for reforming the program, only minor tweaks have been made. Meanwhile, the dangerously slow process has become practically a death sentence.
Research

Jun 19, 2023

Language, Labels, and the DHS Lexicon: Analysis to Support a More-Inclusive Lexicon for Securing the Homeland

The authors analyze U.S. Department of Homeland Security documentation, processes, and procedures and then identify ways to improve them and to create an organizational culture that supports the lasting implementation of more-inclusive terminology.
Expert Insights

Dec 7, 2021

Addressing Climate Migration: A Review of National Policy Approaches

In this paper, RAND researchers analyze the variety of policy responses that countries have proposed or implemented to address climate mobility, as well as the reasons for pursuing those policies.
Nov 30, 2021

Immigration Policy and Border Security

A collection of RAND's interdisciplinary work on immigration and on managing the U.S. border.
Commentary

Apr 6, 2020

The Public Charge Rule's Likely Hazard to Our Nation's Health During COVID-19

The Public Charge rule makes immigrants who receive Medicaid and other publicly-funded benefits potentially ineligible for green cards, and, in some cases, subjects them to deportation. Fear and reluctance to seek assistance among immigrants is likely to worsen during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Research

Sep 13, 2019

Three Essays on Minority and Immigrant Outcomes in a New Era of Immigration Enforcement: Evidence from Los Angeles

Seeks to disentangle the structural factors that affect levels of economic and social integration of minority and immigrant populations.
Commentary

Oct 12, 2018

A Threat to Immigrant Health Care with Potential Consequences for All

The proposed changes to the “public charge” rule could jeopardize decades of progress towards improved health care access and health for immigrants and U.S. citizens. Negative effects may include worse health outcomes, increased use of emergency rooms, and increased prevalence of communicable diseases.
Commentary

Jun 25, 2018

Restoring Asylum Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence

Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded asylum protections earlier this month for victims of domestic violence. The decision and the supporting analysis goes against decades of research on violence against women. Congress could reverse the decision by amending the asylum law.
Commentary

Feb 28, 2018

The Immigration Debate: Building a Bridge Across the Deportation-Amnesty Divide

Discussions of U.S. immigration are dominated by arguments that pit “rule of law” proponents — focused on apprehension, detention, and deportation — against “humanitarian” supporters seeking a pardon or amnesty that will allow immigrants to stay in the country. Minor changes to the statute known as “Cancellation of Removal” could offer a compromise.

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