Simulation
Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Southern Border (NSC)
Set in 2019. Violence, instability, and poverty in the northern triangle have increased asylum seekers in the United States.
Migration
Lesson Plan
Migration: Policy
Length
One 45-minute period
Lesson Plan
Migration: Introduction
Length
One 45-minute period
Book Guide
Skilled Immigration Today
In this book, CFR Senior Fellow Jagdish N. Bhagwati and coauthor Gordon Hanson examine the causes and consequences of the international migration of skilled workers with a particular emphasis on the policy challenges confronting the governments in sending and receiving countries.
Book Guide
The Closing of the American Border
In this book, CFR Senior Fellow Edward Alden examines the complicated interplay between the United States’ need for homeland security and economic openness in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Teaching notes by the author.
Book Guide
No Refuge
A quarter billion people worldwide live outside their country of nationality. One-tenth of them are refugees fleeing political persecution and other acute threats.
Essay and Discussion Questions
Migration High School Questions
Help students understand how migration influences the world’s economies, cultures, and politics through these essay and discussion questions.
Essay and Discussion Questions
Migration Higher Education Questions
Help students understand how migration influences the world’s economies, cultures, and politics through these essay and discussion questions.
Learning Journey
Migration: Policy
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand importance of legal status in immigration policy including the key differences between migrant, refugee, and asylum
Learning Journey
Migration: Introduction
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand how migration influences the world’s economies, cultures, and politics.