U.S. Immigrant Integration Pt. 2: Lessons from Abroad and Policy Implications

As discussed in the preceding post, U.S. immigrant integration efforts occur mainly at the state and local level, with mixed success rates among various groups. However, as demonstrated by Figure 13, immigrants in the U.S. are more assimilated than in most European countries:

Still, U.S. immigrant integration has room for improvement, according to the Migration Integration Policy Index(MIPEX), which rates and compares 31 countries across Europe, Canada, and the U.S. on 148 policy indicators that include access to education, political participation, and labor market mobility. The country with the highest score was Sweden, followed by Portugal, and Canada in third place. The U.S. ranked ninth, scoring 62 points out of a total of 100.[1]
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