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November 22, 2011 -
Press release
MacArthur Grants Support Efforts to Improve Governance of Global Migration
For five years, the MacArthur Foundation has been the largest non-governmental donor to the Global Forum on Migration and Development, helping to ensure broad participation by civil society groups at this annual gathering. Read More
November 18, 2011 -
In the Media
Immigrants to U.S. Are Still Fitting In
From the Wall Street Journal Read More
October 26, 2011 -
From the field
Global Forum on Migration & Development to Host 2011 Concluding Debate
Member States and Observers of the United Nations to gather in Geneva, Switzerland on December 1-2, 2011 to participate in the Global Forum on Migration & Development’s 2011 Concluding Debate. Read More
October 25, 2011 -
From the field
Taskforce Formed to Protect Domestic Workers in Ghana
Ghana's Minister of Employment and Social Welfare announced the formation of a National Policy Framework on Decent Work for Domestic Workers taskforce to protect the rights of domestic workers at the Africa Regional workshop. Read More
October 11, 2011 -
Press release
Large Shift in U.S. Immigrant Makeup Projected
The percentage of foreign-born U.S. residents with deep roots in the country is rising and will continue to soar in the coming decades, according to a new report by the Population Dynamics Research Group. Read More
June 17, 2011 -
Publication
Labor Standards Seek to Protect Domestic Workers Worldwide
The International Labour Organization is seeking to apply labor standards to the informal economy for the first time. Read More
May 19, 2011 -
From the field
State Department Hosts a Global Diaspora Forum
The Forum and the Alliance were informed by a body of MacArthur-supported work on the contributions of migrants and diasporas to home-country development. Read More
May 19, 2011 -
Publication
UN General Assembly Hosts Debate on International Migration and Development
The UN General Assembly convened its first Informal Thematic Debate on International Migration and Development to take stock of achievements to date and discuss solutions to obstacles that reduce the benefits of migration. Read More
May 12, 2011 -
In the Media
‘A Nation of Immigrants,’ Susan F. Martin’s Book
From the New York Times Read More
April 27, 2011 -
From the field
Peter Sutherland on Europe's Test in North Africa
In this opinion piece, UN Special Representative to the Secretary-General for Migration Peter Sutherland discusses how the Global Forum on Migration and Development has helped to foster ideas to make migration benefit both countries of origin ... Read More
March 1, 2011 -
Publication
Report Notes Mexico’s Changing Approach to Immigration Law
A report by two researchers at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a MacArthur grantee, reviews Mexican immigration policy of the past 35 years and compares the country’s regulations to those of the U ... Read More
January 1, 2011 -
From the field
Conduct Code for Nurse Recruitment Attracts Subscribers
The MacArthur-supported Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices approved the first two subscribers to the Voluntary Code of Ethical Conduct for the Recruitment of Foreign-Educated Nurses to the United States. Read More
December 31, 2010 -
Grantee Profile
"How Democracy Works Now: Twelve Stories" Documentary Film
In this 12-part series, "How Democracy Works Now", filmmakers Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini track how comprehensive immigration reform went from almost assured passage in 2001 to an uncertain future in 2007. Read More
November 1, 2010 -
Info sheet
Grantmaking in Mexico
MacArthur has three grantmaking programs in Mexico: population and reproductive health, human rights and justice, and migration. Read More
