Key Data
Key data sources related to migration and human security, including U.S. immigration enforcement, international migrant and refugee stock, remittances, integration, and human security.
Leir Institute
Critical Junctures in U.S. Immigration Policy
Historically, U.S. immigration policies have vacillated between passive acceptance and active exclusion, interspersed with episodes of active recruitment.
Key Terms
Foundations of Migration and Human Security
Human Security: Human security argues that seeking the security of the individual or community, as defined by that individual or community, is as important–and sometimes more important–as seeking the security of the state. Human security is person-centric, context-specific, multi-dimensional, and preventative. For
Defining Integration
Karen Jacobsen, PhD and Charles M. Simpson, with Marina Lazetić, Jessica Sadye Wolff, Madison Chapman, and Anna Cumming
Dr. Karen Jacobsen is the Henry J. Leir Professor of Global Migration and Principal Investigator of the Refugees in Towns Project.
Charles M. Simpson is a former Visiting Fellow at the Feinstein
Financial Inclusion and Financial Health in Migration Contexts
Anastasia Thano and Kim Wilson
Kim Wilson is a Sr. Lecturer and Sr. Fellow at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. She is the Principal Investigator of the Journeys Project.
Anastasia Thano is a master’s candidate at The Fletcher School.
🔑Key Points
In contexts of populations migrating or settling,
The Process of Integration
Discourse on refugee urban integration includes both the noun form “integration”—i.e. a condition or goal to be achieved—and the verb “integrating”—i.e. an active process by which individuals, groups, or networks connect over time.
Defining Human Security
Human security argues that seeking the security of the individual or community, as defined by that individual or community, is as important–and sometimes more important–as seeking the security of the state.