Migration Policy Institute
06/06/2026
🇨🇺 As Cuba’s humanitarian crisis intensifies and prospects for protection in the U.S. shrink, Cubans’ migration decisions will be impacted by complex geopolitical factors.
Our resources offer helpful data and perspectives:
🎙️ In a recent podcast episode, Senior Policy Analyst Valerie Lacarte spoke with MarĂa JosĂ© Espinosa Carrillo about how the current situation is affecting Cuban migration: https://bit.ly/4nC6hRN
đź’ˇ Our article on Cuban immigrants in the U.S. showcases the diversity of this population, with details on rates of English proficiency, educational attainment, and other demographic features: https://bit.ly/cubanimmigrantstats
🗂️ Our migration profile of Cuba lays out the island’s history of mobility, tracking flows since the Spanish colonial period: https://bit.ly/4e7oMcL
🔗 🌴 Check out these resources and more on our dedicated Cuba country resource page: https://bit.ly/3Qoeqx6
With the FIFA 2026 World Cup starting June 11, immigration policy is colliding with sports in a way not often seen. Four of 48 qualifying nations – Iran, Haiti, Senegal, and Côte d'Ivoire – are under U.S. travel bans, meaning their citizens cannot travel to the U.S. to see their team. Fans from many other countries are facing visa processing timelines that can stretch from three to six months, with no guarantee of approval even after booking flights and hotels. And for some, the specter of immigration enforcement outside U.S. soccer stadiums is chilling their attendance plans, including fans from co-hosts Mexico and Canada.
In the latest episode of our World of Migration podcast, host Ariel Ruiz Soto speaks with Albert Samaha, a veteran sports journalist and New Yorker contributor, about how stricter U.S. admissions and enforcement policies are shaping the experience of players, fans, and host cities alike—and what this signals for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
05/19/2026
Cities with growing immigrant workforces have a choice: leave potential on the table or invest smartly in economic inclusion for the benefit of all
New MPI + MMC research, which draws from a global scan of city practices and barriers, shows how
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Creating Inclusive Urban Economies for Migrants and Refugees Migrants and refugees make up notable shares of the workforce in many cities. By creating an environment in which they can find work, apply their skills, and thrive, urban areas can set themselves up to weather current and future economic changes, including the green and digital transitions. Drawing...
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