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Migration

News, commentary, analysis, events, public opinion, and perspectives on issues and current events related to immigration and migration. 

Past Events

The Border at the Ballot Box

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Election 2024

Clifford Young, Katie Tobin, Andrew Selee, and Marco López discuss how immigration is shaping elections around the world this year, including the US presidential election.  

Sep 24
Marco López, Andrew Selee, Katie Tobin, and Clifford Young on stage at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs discussing how immigration is shaping elections around the world this year, including the US presidential election.
Ana Miyares Photography

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.

Mar 7
A sit-in in front of the Banque du Liban in Beirut, Lebanon on January 25, 2023.
Reuters
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Commentary & Analysis

Trump Knows That the Rules Don't Enforce Themselves

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The hard reality is that the application of rules, be they domestic or international, comes down to exercises of power," Paul Poast writes.

Donald Trump speaks along the southern border with Mexico
Evan Vucci / AP
US Foreign Policy

'Build the Wall' Won’t Work for Trump This Time Around

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The phrase only serves to highlight the shortcomings of his last presidency, Paul Poast argues.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump tours the southern border with Mexico
Evan Vucci / AP
Migration
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Research

Republican Concerns over Immigration Hit All-Time High

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

Republican views of immigrants and immigration policy largely diverge from overall American attitudes.

Migrants wait in line adjacent to the border fence under the watch of the Texas National Guard
Andres Leighton / AP
Public Opinion

Democrats and Republicans Starkly Divided on Immigration Policy

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

Of the eight policies included in a Council-Ipsos survey, not one is supported by a majority of both parties.

Migrants line up at the US border wall
Christian Chavez / AP
Public Opinion
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Experts

John Slocum 

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

Thomas G. Weiss 

Distinguished Fellow, Global Governance
Council expert Thomas Weiss
Expertise
Migration
Defense and Security
Global Politics
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