Migration

MacArthur seeks to foster systematic improvement in the lives of migrants worldwide through support for improved governance of international migration and research on the relationship between migration and economic development.  Read our strategy

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Mexico’s Defense Ministry Ordered to Share Detention Information

In its unanimous decision, Mexico's Federal Institute for Access to Information ordered that data be classified by nationality, sex, and age of the detainees, as well as the specific date on which such detentions occurred. Read More

#Migration exhibit & events (http://t.co/9BQB1Fxy) at #Mexico City Museum of Memory and Tolerance @museomyt with support from MacArthur Fdn

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Understanding Migration

MacArthur's Mexico office, in partnership with the Ford Foundation's Mexico office, is supporting an exposition on migration at Mexico City's Museum of Memory and Tolerance.  "El mes del migrante" is a series of ... Read More

In Wash. Times (http://t.co/vDZbFKEI), Prof. Laura Gonzalez-Murphy says #Mexico struggling to implement law granting migrants due process.

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After the Promised Land

In this commentary, UN Special Representative for Migration and Development Peter Sutherland urges OECD countries to adapt policies more friendly to immigrants. Read More

UN Special Rep. for Migration and Development Peter Sutherland: smarter immigration policies needed. http://t.co/YGUHFuxu

International Organization for Migration’s “World Migration Report 2011: Communicating Effectively about Migration” @ http://t.co/VrL5ExSk

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Communicating Effectively About Migration

"The World Migration Report 2011: Communicating Effectively about Migration" recommends a fundamental shift in the way people communicate about migration. Read More

Representative Grants

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
2011

$630,000 To monitor implementation of the Voluntary Code of Conduct for the Ethical International Recruitment of Foreign-Educated Nurses to the United States, and to explore the extension of ethical recruitment codes to allied health professionals, physicians, and teachers (over two years).

Staff

Sharon Bissell Sotelo

Director and Program Officer, Mexico
Portrait of Kathy K. Im

Kathy K. Im

Director, Media, Culture, and Special Initiatives
Portrait of John W. Slocum

John W. Slocum

Director, Migration and Human Mobility, and Chair, Russia Working Group
Portrait of Valerie Chang

Valerie Chang

Associate Director for Policy

Liliane Loya

Program Officer
Portrait of Tara Magner

Tara Magner

Program Officer
Portrait of Milena Novy-Marx

Milena Novy-Marx

Program Officer
Portrait of Cordia Pugh

Cordia Pugh

Executive Secretary
Portrait of Gabriela Suarez

Gabriela Suarez

Program Administrator
Portrait of Laura Young

Laura Young

Program Associate