Immigration is the movement of people across national borders, and the policies which regulate that movement. Immigration can be voluntary or forced, permanent or temporary.
ACE’s research on immigration focuses on both:
- Voluntary migration or migration encompasses permanent migration like the diversity visa program or family sponsorship, and temporary migration like work or student visas.
- Forced migration or migration which occurs when people do not choose to leave their homes, but are forced to due to violence or persecution.
Our team is hard at work preparing the most up-to-date and robust research possible, but if there’s something you think we should focus our attention on first, please let us know in the form at the bottom of this page – or consider becoming one of our amazing
student fellows yourself!
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