What explains why people choose to stay or emigrate in the face of slow-onset climate change? We leverage an original survey of prospective migrants who are exceptionally vulnerable to threats from climate change, but who possess the freedom to legally migrate to another country with relative protection from environmental degradation. Using a conjoint experiment, we assess subjects’ latent preferences

Forced migrants live and act under extremely restricted conditions, nevertheless they make their own living. To understand and explain their agency, there are inductive, usually qualitative, approaches like symbolic interactionism or biographical case reconstruction and deductive, often quantitative, methodologies like rational choice and (cap)abilities-aspirations concepts. Integrating elements of

Youths of a country seem to be less interested in going abroad when the per capita GDP of the country reaches a certain level. This education abroad and income paradox is supported by data from a number of countries/regions whose education abroad numbers have peaked. A rough value of $30,000 US in per capita income in purchasing power parity terms seems to be the threshold for a country's interests

The rapidly growing field of “Migration Studies” is still grappling with various conceptual and methodological challenges. Pervasive across these are how best to conduct research “with” rather than “on” migrants as its primary object of study. Though it is frequently emphasized that alternative framings in knowledge production based on the lived experiences of migrants are vital in migration research

This study examines the relationship between alcohol use among immigrant adolescents living in Europe and their sense of national belonging as well as the ethnic composition of their friendship networks, contributing to the broader discussion on the healthy immigrant effect. To date, the majority of longitudinal studies examining the relationship between acculturation and alcohol use have been conducted

Australia offers regional visa schemes for skilled migrants who reside in nonmetropolitan Australia for a minimum of 2 years to alleviate nonmetropolitan depopulation and skills shortages. To assess the efficacy of this program in attracting and retaining migrants, we apply survival analysis to administrative longitudinal microdata from the Person Level Integrated Data Asset linked to census data from

Despite the emerging consensus that return does not necessarily bring an end to mobility, returnees’ future migration aspirations have received limited attention. Our article contributes to this under-researched area by examining how return migrants view future migration, based on 97 in-depth interviews with Romanian returnees from four European countries. We focus on young, working-age returnees,

This article analyses the everyday experiences of stateless Rohingya refugee women mothering and raising families within refugee settlements in Delhi. Centering the narratives of refugee women, I argue that motherhood is a site for the governance of migration, where insecurities are felt and agency may be expressed. First, I illustrate the tensions between the gendered expectations on Rohingya mothers

Restrictive immigration policies, financial concerns and/or cultural preferences often lead families to separate across borders in the migration process. This transnational family separation, which often lasts years, can potentially have long lasting negative consequences on migrant parents’ mental health. Qualitative research has documented that transnational parents often report feelings of guilt

Starting in the 1990s, the United States experienced a gender revolution in education whereby later born cohorts of women surpassed men in rates of higher education completion. However, little research has explored how gender differences in education for second-generation immigrants compare to the children of U.S.-born Whites over historical and contemporary time periods. Immigrants arrive with varying

This study explores the relationship between self-reported health problems, healthcare dissatisfaction, and migration aspirations, preparations, and expectations in Africa, based on individual-level data from 46 African countries (2008–2015). The findings indicate that individuals experiencing health problems are more likely to expect to move domestically within the next 12 months and to take preparatory

Migrants’ engagement in digital platform work is pervasive in many cities around the world and certainly in Canada's metropoles (Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal). While highly precarious, platform work has been shown to offer pathways into labor market integration for newly arrived migrants. Based on 62 qualitative interviews with digital platform workers, this article compares the work experiences

This article considers whether the refugee governance system and humanitarian programs in Indonesia accommodate people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression (SOGIE). It contributes to an area of migration research which has been under-researched, on structural processes shaping the lives of sexual and gender minorities as they seek asylum in receiving countries in the Global

This paper examines diaspora policy diffusion in Africa by analyzing measures adopted by 54 African countries, the African Union, and the United Nations. It investigates vertical diffusion by comparing national and international measures, and horizontal diffusion by identifying cross-country and regional trends. The findings reveal a bidirectional interplay among national, regional, and global influences

Declines in immigrant fertility from one generation to the next provide an indirect measure of immigrant assimilation. Post-2000 declines in US fertility nevertheless may mask substantial—and growing—heterogeneity, especially across racial and ethnic minorities and new immigrant groups. We apply data from the June Current Population Survey to document generation-to-generation differentials in cohort

Lack of data transparency and administrative data quality issues have hindered our understanding of the treatment of unaccompanied minors in the United States to date. This Dispatch from the Field provides new statistics on nearly a half million unaccompanied minors navigating removal proceedings in US immigration courts nationwide between 2009 and 2023 (through March), including population demographics

This study applies a social network approach to the study of migration. Analysis of a social network of 136 North Koreans refugees in Greater London indicates that individual refugees’ position in the network predicts their probability of developing connections beyond the immediate refugee community. The results show that refugees who are more central in the ethnic trust network, connecting different

This article examines the association between modernization and career growth of American men and European immigrants, focusing on heterogeneity along ancestry, ethnicity, and early-career class position. Analyses rely on datasets built with individual-level linked historical Censuses (1901–1940), which longitudinally map socio-economic indices of full occupational careers of late-nineteenth-century

This qualitative study examines the precarious journeys that Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh embark upon in order to reach other countries, with the aim of elucidating the contextual phenomenon of irregular migration. It highlights the intricate interplay between structural constraints and individual agency by drawing upon Giddens’ structuration theory. The study essentially builds on this theory

This article looks at the public provision of social assistance to migrant families residing irregularly in London. It traces and explains the reconstitution of social workers’ professional identities and institutionalized practices that made them part of the ‘hostile environment’ the British government has been creating for irregular migrants. Drawing mostly on in-depth interviews with local welfare

Migrants benefit differently from their educational credentials depending on their origin. We use the case of Sweden to study the strategies that migrants adopt to overcome barriers keeping them from fully using their education in the host society's labor market. We used administrative register data on employment, self-employment, unemployment, parental leave, and education to classify nine-year-long

In this article, we investigate how vulnerability functions as a governance tool in the reception of asylum seekers and other migrants, focusing on how vulnerability frames access to social and material assistance (e.g., information and counseling, accommodation). We contribute to and advance debates on the increased reliance on the concept of vulnerability in migration and asylum governance by mobilizing

The concept of “legitimacy” can foster new insights and be of wide relevance to migration research: states seek to exercise “legitimate” power to regulate movement, organizations strive for “legitimacy” in their fields, and individuals want to occupy “legitimate” positions. The concept's usage, however, is largely isolated to specific contexts and cases. Those looking to engage it in their work face

With the highest number of displaced persons in history, migrants must navigate complicated systems to access rights and social services. In this article, we provide the perspective of organizational actors providing educational services to refugee and migrant populations in Ecuador. We draw on an analysis of 20 interviews with key informants to examine how global and national refugee and migratory

Much attention has been paid to how immigrants are incorporated into welfare states in the Global North, but the Global South has been overlooked. This article studies barriers that immigrants face when accessing social policy in middle-income South American countries with high rates of immigration. With a focus on Chile and Argentina, I argue that immigrants’ barriers to accessing social policy depend

This study evaluates whether the trajectories of forced migrants, specifically Syrian refugees moving towards Germany, exhibit path dependency—meaning that their migration decisions are influenced by past events and their previous migration experiences. Using data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP survey of refugees, this article investigates whether these migration trajectories adhere to a Markov process, where

This article interrogates whether, and if so how, political factors underlie the migration aspirations of US-born citizens—a group of people often assumed to have the privilege and options to relocate elsewhere, typically “voluntarily” and for a mix of economic or social/cultural/lifestyle reasons, rather than being pushed out politically by war, revolution, or violence. Drawing on a unique, natio

This paper draws on qualitative, empirical research conducted with nineteen British travel bloggers as distinctive examples of digital nomads, involved in unique forms of lifestyle migration. The paper analyses travel bloggers’ working lives, paying attention to how travel bloggers own migration geographies inextricably entwine with their digital labour. The paper makes three key contributions to the

Focusing on the flight of women and girls from Venezuela to Brazil, and on South American refugee regimes, this paper addresses the ethics of forced displacement and the requirements of gender-responsive systems of protection. The analysis centers the voices of displaced women brought in through fieldwork in Manaus and Boa Vista, Brazil, in 2020–2022, to identify gaps and negative effects of gender-blind

The digitalization of professions and the new modes of (remote) work have resulted in an increase in work-related lifestyle mobilities such as digital nomadism. This paper deals with the meanings and configurations of digital nomadic work as recounted by digital nomads themselves. What meanings do digital nomads attach to digital nomadic work? What spatial or other configurations does digital nomadic

This article explores how the European Union's (EU) externalization of migration policies affects democratization in Morocco, drawing on the perspectives of local stakeholders, including government officials, civil society actors, and frontline bureaucrats. While the EU frames its partnership with Morocco as grounded in shared and normative values, the findings show that migration (control) priorities

Foreign-born Asian Indians in the United States are among the most highly educated and highly paid. A major facilitator of this population's migration has been the H-1B, a temporary work visa that has brought in foreign scientists and engineers since 1990. Immigration scholarship would regard H-1Bs’ high socioeconomic status as a factor that smooths their integration. Yet an aspect usually not associated

Contrary to narratives in the media, most African migrants move across borders within the continent, and most often to other countries in their immediate region. Drawing on a sample of roughly 43,000 people from 36 African countries, this article uses multilevel models to investigate the factors influencing support for either free cross-border movement or government restrictions on immigration. In

Digital nomads who travel internationally while working remotely with digital technologies constitute a small but increasing migrant population that has attracted significant research attention lately. Since 2020, there is also a corresponding rise of “digital nomad” visas adopted by several countries around the world to cater for this type of global mobility and even to attract digital nomads. This

Dual citizenship provides access to secure legal status and rights in more than one country for an unprecedented number of migrants and their descendants worldwide. While this double allegiance requires matching legal regulations between two states, existing studies of dual citizenship typically focus on migrant origin or destination perspectives. To explore this phenomenon's dyadic nature, we introduce

New work arrangements enabled by online platforms, or gig work, saw substantive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Various estimates have suggested the wide participation of workers in the gig economy, with minority and immigrant workers well represented. The quality of work is a multi-dimensional concept that goes beyond earnings. One framework of good jobs and bad jobs centers on control over work

We study the effect of age at migration among immigrants in Sweden on political participation as adults. To identify the effect, we use validated individual turnout data over three elections in Sweden (1994, 2010, and 2018), and compare outcomes among siblings who arrive at the same time but at different ages. We document a clear effect on political participation from early arrival: immigrants arriving

The 2016 US election of Donald Trump ushered in a wave of anti-immigrant rhetoric and federal policies that have been shown to harm immigrant families. This study examines how the election affected immigrant-serving community-based organizations (CBOs), which provide vital support to these communities and may mitigate harm. Focusing on migrant-legal CBOs — a key subset that offers pro-bono or low-cost

We examine digital nomadism through the lens of the Intelligent Careers framework and compare this emerging career form with more traditional migrant careers. We show how digital nomads navigate their career paths by leveraging online platforms for casual storytelling and knowledge sharing. Our analysis uses probabilistic topic modeling to analyze 66,601 Reddit posts from the DigitalNomad subreddit

Italy hosts significant numbers of forced migrants throughout its territory. The implementation of asylum policy thus occurs in diverse and sometimes fraught contexts, presenting different resources and obstacles. This paper examines how local context shapes the experiences and practices of street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) implementing policy in the Italian statutory asylum system. Semi-structured interviews

This paper introduces a special issue of International Migration Review and overviews the promise and limitations of organic data for migration research. We explain different approaches to collecting and analyzing timely open-source organic data, and how it can be integrated with traditional administrative and survey data. After identifying the promise and limitations of specific organic data sources

Family migration constitutes by far the largest form of entry into countries with established democracies. Yet, it remains widely neglected in the literature on public attitudes. One of the key challenges in researching this topic is its inherent complexity. Family migration involves not only the claims of outsiders seeking entry, but also those of insiders wishing to reunite with family members. To

As studies worldwide have highlighted, place-based platform work is predominantly carried out by migrant and/or racialized workers. By tracing the migration trajectories of Chilean and Argentinian gig workers on Working Holiday Visas (WHV) in Germany, we shed light on how platform-mediated work fits into the larger life trajectories of these migrant workers. Applying a lens of time and temporalities

In the global effort to address irregular migration, leaders from Africa and Europe collaborate to implement policies aimed at enabling the safe return and reintegration of migrants. Nigeria played a vital role as a regional partner in this effort, as highlighted in the 2015 Valletta Summit. However, challenges faced by returnees, including violence, job scarcity, and limited resources, demonstrate