Migration Policy Unit
Migration Policy Unit
Our journey to build a fairer immigration system
The Migration Policy Unit is working with organisations in the migrants’ rights sector to provide policy analysis and advice on issues related to immigration and integration.
Through research, engagement and convening, we aim to work in collaboration with others to deliver a fairer and more just immigration system.
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Forging ahead: Deciding the direction of IPPR's Migration Policy Unit
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Costing the Rwanda plan
Total payments to Rwanda for removing this cohort of people could range between £1.1 billion and £3.9 billion.
The asylum backlog: Job done?
This blog post sets out how the department must now grapple with a new set of backlog challenges.
Making strides: Refugees’ employment trajectories in Yorkshire and the Humber
This study is concerned with the job progression opportunities that are available to refugees and people with humanitarian leave.
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Forging ahead: Deciding the direction of IPPR's Migration Policy Unit
In our last blog post for the Migration Policy Unit we shared our new way of working as we endeavour to be inclusive and transparent in our policymaking process. In this blog we set out what our first and flagship project is for the policy…Costing the Rwanda plan
Total payments to Rwanda for removing this cohort of people could range between £1.1 billion and £3.9 billion.The asylum backlog: Job done?
This blog post sets out how the department must now grapple with a new set of backlog challenges.Making strides: Refugees’ employment trajectories in Yorkshire and the Humber
This study is concerned with the job progression opportunities that are available to refugees and people with humanitarian leave.
Charting new waters: A progressive policy response to the Channel crossings
This report outlines the concrete steps which the government can take to mount a progressive and pragmatic response to the Channel crossings.
A new way of working: The idea behind the policy unit
The asylum in-tray in 2025
With a general election expected in the next 12-18 months, the UK’s asylum system is in crisis.What would the illegal migration bill mean in practice?
Watch: The 10-year route explained in 60 seconds
IPPR's Marley Morris explains what the 10-year route policy is and how it affects those on it.