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Jan
23
2012
5:00—6:30 PM
January 09, 2012
The Center for Global Development presents
LESSONS FOR A BI-PARTISAN IMMIGRATION COMPROMISE:
Film Excerpts and Conversations with the
Filmmakers of How Democracy Works Now
Featuring
Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini
Filmmakers of How Democracy Works Now: 12 Stories
Remarks and int...
Multimedia
December 13, 2011
In this Wonkcast, originally posted on September 7, 2011, Michael Clemens explains why one of the biggest growth opportunities in the world economy lies not in the mobility of goods or capital, but in the mobility of labor. His message remains relevant as International Migrants Day approaches o...
Nov
15
2011
4:30—6:30 PM
November 10, 2011
The Honorable Frederica Wilson and the Center for Global Development present a Bicameral Briefing on
Beyond Aid: Migration as a Tool for Disaster Relief in Haiti 
Featuring
Michael Clemens
Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
With discussants
Royce Bernstein Murray, Esq.
...
BRIEFS
October 14, 2011
The United States should take modest steps to create a legal channel for limited numbers of people fleeing natural disasters overseas to enter the United States. This would address two related problems: the lack of any systematic U.S. policy to help the growing numbers of people displaced across bor...
Blog Post
September 13, 2011
This is a joint post with Steph Majerowicz.
The Arab Spring has grabbed the world’s attention, yet Iraq—the Arab country that not long ago was the very epicenter of American foreign policy—has all but fallen off the front pages. While Iraq’s security has improved greatly, the country is s...
Blog Post
June 24, 2011
This is a joint post with Tejaswi Velayudhan
A year and a half ago, an earthquake wrecked Haiti. So many Haitians were killed that if the same fraction of the U.S. population were cut down, the deaths would outnumber the entire population of Tennessee. Commendable relief efforts are ongoing, ...
Multimedia
June 06, 2011
When a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti last year the U.S. government and public moved quickly to aid the survivors. The response was swift and compassionate. But America did not do something simple and low-cost that could have helped the survivors of this horrible event. It did not crack ...