The process of integrating migrants into a host country is often described as a two way process - a mutual commitment from newcomers and the citizens of their host nation. The value of properly integrating migrants into society should not be underestimated and is indeed being globally promoted through various international and regional platforms. For example, UNAOC IBIS maps innovative integration practices globally whilst the MIPEX initiative provides statistical data on current integration policies around seven thematic areas...Read more
International Federation of Red Cross: Maximising the value of migration to development
Thomas Huddleston
Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Group
Thomas Huddleston is a policy analyst at the Migration Policy Group, a European think-and-do-tank. He coordinates MPG’s research for European cooperation on national integration policies, including the second and third editions of the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) (published in February 2011) and the third edition of the European Commission’s Handbook on Integration.
