Michael Clemens was quoted in the Economist

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is currently determining whether to renew, change, or end Title 42 — a Trump-era public health policy allowing for the immediate removal of migrants encountered by the border patrol. According to Axios, intelligence analysts predict a new mass-migration event of ...

In fact, an analysis by the Center for Global Development estimates that up to € 27 billion is needed to cover the costs of accommodation, transport and food for refugees. This amount is reported only for the first year and covers each state separately.

The United States was once a major haven for refugees fleeing violent persecution overseas. Today it is much diminished. The US severely restricted refugee resettlement beginning in 2017. Annual refugee arrivals plummeted by 86 percent by fiscal year 2020—almost all before the pandemic. It is a door...

The previous US administration sought to end all US admissions of refugees, people who face violent persecution in their home countries. After four years of work dedicated to refugee exclusion, Trump officials succeeded in slashing admissions by 86 percent. In this blog, I’ll show how the Trump admi...

Resettling those fleeing war-torn Ukraine could cost $30 billion in the first year alone, a new report from the Center for Global Development has estimated. It also warns that a more permanent integration of millions of people would reshape Europe’s entire economy.

Huge pay incentives and immigration fast-tracks are leading many to leave countries whose health systems urgently need their expertise.