Global MiGration & HuMan Mobility MacArthur seeks to foster systematic improvement in the lives of migrants worldwide through support for improved governance of international migration and research on the relationship between migration and economic development. AT a GLANCE increasingly showed the positive • MacArthur has been the largest • Economic globalization has dramatically potential economic impacts of migration. nongovernmental donor to the Global increased the rate of migration around • Each year, MacArthur provides more Forum on Migration and Development, the world. than $5 million in grants to research which is an annual gathering of more than 140 governments aimed at • Following the events of September 11, institutions, nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, encouraging international cooperation 2001, migration was increasingly viewed to increase the benefits of migration. through the lens of security concerns, and intergovernmental organizations and the human rights of migrants often engaged in research, policy, and suffered. At the same time, research practice dedicated to improving the lives of migrants. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation October 2010 Global Migration & Human Mobility BACKGROUND Economic globalization has dramatically increased the rate of migration around the world. This phenomenon, while clearly important, is not well understood, analyzed, or regulated. The movement of goods and capital is governed by international agreements; the movement of people, largely, is not. In the early 2000s, migration caused controversy and concern world­ wide. Large­scale immigration to the United States (from Mexico) and to Europe (from Muslim and African nations) fueled a popular backlash. Regional conflicts produced high numbers of refugees and displaced persons. Following the events of September 11, 2001, migration was increasingly viewed through the lens of security concerns, and the human rights of migrants often suffered. At the same time, research increasingly showed the positive potential economic impacts of migration. broad range of research and policy analysis A revised strategy for MacArthur’s projects. MacArthur helped support the grantmaking in this field is expected in The international community began to work of the Global Commission and has the first half of 2011. react. In 2005, the UN Global Commission been the largest nongovernmental donor on International Migration called for more to the GFMD, which is an annual gathering international cooperation to improve the of more than 140 govern ments — with an rEPrESENTATIVE GRANTS condition of migrants and to help sending associated civil society meeting — aimed institutional Support and receiving countries capture the at encouraging international cooperation Center for Global Development economic benefits of migration; this led to and information exchange that can the creation of the Global Forum on Washington, D.C. increase the benefits of migration for $1,500,000 for general support to Migration and Develop ment (GFMD). countries of origin and destination as well Active networks of research institutions advance research and policy development as for migrants themselves. and nongovernmental organizations on the impacts of migration on develop­ ment and on helping poor countries (NGOs) — including migrant­led At the global level, in addition to the attain the benefits of globalization. groups — have worked to place migration GFMD, MacArthur has helped support at the center of policymaking attention Georgetown University, around the world, and are working to the flagship World Migration Report Institute for the Study of protect migrant rights and counter published by the International Organization International Migration one­sided, negative stereotypes of for Migration (IOM), an IOM assessment Washington, D.C. immigrants and immigration. of the regional consultative processes for intergovernmental cooperation on $1,050,000 for continued general migration and refugee issues, as well as operating support that will advance its work on the governance of international WHAT WE FUND a Global Code of Practice on the migration and on the relationship International Recruitment of Health MacArthur launched its Initiative on Global between migration and development. Migration and Human Mobility in 2006. Personnel adopted by the World Health Organization. MacArthur funded a Each year, MacArthur provides more than Migration Policy Institute $5 million in grants to research institutions, Commission on International Migration Washington, D.C. NGOs, government agencies and inter­ Data for Development Research and $1,600,000 for its program on Migrants, governmental organizations engaged in Policy, which has produced a widely­ Migration and Development. research, policy, and practice dedicated disseminated set of recommendations for to improving the lives of migrants. producing better migration data. MacArthur Princeton University has also supported the development of a Princeton, New Jersey Building on previous traditions of MacArthur Voluntary Code of Ethical Conduct for the $750,000 for research on migration and Foundation support for migration and Recruitment of Foreign­Educated Nurses development and the Latin American refugee issues, the Foundation funds a to the United States. Migration Project. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation page 2 Governance Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strategic litigation, and capacity building Business for Social Responsibility United MExican States to protect migrants’ human rights. Education Fund Mexico City, Mexico San Francisco, CA $136,000 in support of the fourth Global United Nations Department of $400,000 in renewed support of a project Forum on Migration and Development. Economic and Social Affairs to advance responsible business practices New York, New York in relation to international migration. Rockefeller College of Public $237,000 in support of the fourth and Affairs at the University at Albany fifth meetings of the Global Forum on FundacióN BBVA Bancomer, A.C. Albany, New York Migration and Development. Mexico City, Mexico $200,000 in support of a study of global $250,000 in support of the Civil Society mobility regimes. United Nations Institute for Days for the fourth Global Forum on Training and Research Migration and Development. Rostros y Voces FDS, A.C. New York, New York Mexico City, Mexico $185,000 in renewed support of a International Labour $250,000 in support of a project to work shop series on migration and Organisation integrate development concerns into the development and a course on Geneva, Switzerland migration policy community in Mexico, international migration law (over two $50,000 in support of a survey of migrant strengthen civil society input into global years). (2008) workers in Kuwait and the United Arab migration discussions, and protect the Emirates. rights of migrants on Mexico’s southern University of Southern California border. Los Angeles, California International Organization $100,000 in support of research on the for Migration Sin Fronteras integration of migrants in the United States. Geneva, Switzerland Mexico City, Mexico $150,000 in support of the World $300,000 to improve regional governance Washington Office on Migration Report 2010. of migration in Mexico and Central Latin America America and to support advocacy, Washington, DC $52,000 in support of an effort to promote bilateral U.S.­Mexico dialogue on the connection between migration and development. Woodrow Wilson Center, Latin American Program Washington, D.C. $300,000 in support of an effort to promote bilateral dialogue among government representatives, policy experts and migrant leaders on U.S.­ Mexico migration issues. Development Academy Health Washington, D.C. $552,000 in support of efforts to implement a Voluntary Code of Practice for the recruitment of foreign trained nurses to the United States. African Diaspora Policy Centre Amsterdam, Netherlands $185,000 in support of capacity building for African officials responsible for working with the diaspora to promote better treatment of migrants and economic development. page 3 www.macfound.org Global Migration & Human Mobility Aspen Institute, Realizing Rights: Instituto de Estudios y The Ethical Globalization Initiative DivulgacióN Sobre Migracion, A.C. Washington, D.C. Mexico City, Mexico $300,000 to help develop, promote, and $225,000 for a study to assess monitor a Global Code of Practice for the recruitment mechanisms and access to international movement of health workers. social protection benefits for temporary migrant workers in the U.S., Canada, Center for Strategic and Mexico and Central America. International Studies Washington, DC Migration Dialogue $200,000 to involve immigrant leaders in Davis, California policy dialogue on migration and $375,000 to research the development development in the U.S. and Mexico. impacts of guest worker programs and the interrelationships among farm Centro de Investigacion y policies, migration, and development. Docencia Economicas Mexico City, Mexico National Alliance of Latin $23,000 in support of an evaluation of American and Caribbean Mexico’s 3x1 Remittance Matching Communities Program for Migrants and an assessment Sin Fronteras I.A.P. Chicago, Illinois of its applicability as a development Mexico City, Mexico $400,000 to involve immigrant leaders in strategy for other sending countries. $300,000 to improve regional governance policy dialogue on migration and of migration in Mexico and