Narrowing the Gates to Asylum
In this piece, we review these measures at three stages of the process: (1) requesting asylum; (2) establishing credible fear; and (3) proving a claim and being granted asylum.
Key Concepts
Migrant Protection Categories in International Law & Practice
The purpose of this briefing is to provide a first step in understanding the legal situation by clarifying some of the relevant terms and providing a brief overview of various categories into which migrants might fall under international law.
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.
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.