Research Centers

  • Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) provides balanced, interdisciplinary analysis of the complicated issues raised by international migration and publishes the leading International Migration Journal. Founded in 1998,  ISIM is part of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and affiliated with the Law Center at Georgetown University.
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the intergovernmental organization established in 1951 to work closely with governments and NGOs on migration on migration and development, facilitating migration, regulating migration, and forced migration; it seeks to promote international cooperation in the more than 100 countries in which it has offices.
  • The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels.
  • National Immigration Forum is a national immigrant advocacy organization that seeks to build alliances for immigration, engage in direct advocacy, and conduct effective media and public outreach regarding migration as a US public interest.
  • Pew Hispanic Center founded in 2001, the Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Its mission is to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos’ growing impact on the entire nation. The Center does not advocate for or take positions on policy issues. It is a project of the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan “fact tank” in Washington, DC that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.