When it comes to international migration, U.S. and West European countries face many of the same challenges and opportunities. Issues such as admission and integration policies, remittances and development, labor market impacts, national identity, and the relationship between immigration and security are just some of the topics constantly debated by policymakers and the media alike. Staying true to its mission, GMF aims to enhance transatlantic communication on these issues while at the same time fostering transnational dialogue with migrants' countries of origin.

GMF's Immigration and Integration policy initiative programs provide institutional support to key institutions that are working on important points of interest in the immigration debate, such as university institutes and think tanks. This support is provided in the form of annual grants, ensuring that salient questions are promptly addressed and that information is available to decision makers. Information about institutions that are receiving current support can be found here.

In addition to a long-standing tradition of grantmaking, the Immigration and Integration policy initiative makes its own contribution to ongoing research and discussion through a variety of projects and events. Through partnerships with major European and American foundations, the program conducts research on public opinion through the annual survey Transatlantic Trends on Immigration and holds an annual Transatlantic Forum on Migration and Integration for 60 young leaders from over 15 countries. All programs within are designed to encourage dialogue and disseminate information about immigration.

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