Visa Policy: Short Reads

Male and female business professionals gathered at a conference table

Short Reads

May 2026

The Immigration Debate America Needs—and Is Not Having

By Julia Gelatt, Doris Meissner and Andrew Selee

Image of a hand holding a passport with the stamp 'rejected' on a passport page

Short Reads

April 2026

Trump Restrictions on Legal Immigration Could Sharply Reduce U.S. Population Growth

By Julia Gelatt

Short Reads

January 2026

Trump Administration Public-Charge Rule Would Amplify Harms to Immigrant Families

By Julia Gelatt

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Short Reads

December 2025

Europe’s Talent Race Starts at the Visa Counter

By Kate Hooper, Nurbanu Hayır and María Belén Zanzuchi

President Jimmy Carter at podium

Short Reads

January 2025

Jimmy Carter and Immigration: A Wide-Ranging Legacy That Remains Relevant Today

By Doris Meissner and Muzaffar Chishti

A German border sign next to a road

Short Reads

September 2024

Germany, and Maybe the European Union, Are at a Migration Crossroads

By Hanne Beirens, Susan Fratzke and Camille Le Coz

Governmental leaders at the May 2024 Los Angeles Declaration ministerial meeting in Guatemala

Short Reads

May 2024

De los principios a la acción: una nueva agenda para el segundo aniversario de la Declaración de Los Ángeles

By Andrew Selee

Governmental leaders at the May 2024 Los Angeles Declaration ministerial meeting in Guatemala

Short Reads

May 2024

Translating Principles into Action: Countries Set New Agenda on the Los Angeles Declaration’s Second Anniversary

By Andrew Selee

A Haitian child looks over his mother's shoulder in Panama

Short Reads

October 2023

Addressing the Next Displacement Crisis in the Making in the Americas

By Valerie Lacarte

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Short Reads

July 2023

Canada's New Tech Talent Strategy Takes Aim at High-Skilled Immigrants in the United States

By Kate Hooper, Jeanne Batalova and Julia Gelatt

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