1. Understanding Homelessness
  2. Demographics
  3. Demographics

Immigrants & Migrants

Learn more about immigrants & migrants in:

United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Tanzania, El Salvador, India, China, South Africa, Brazil, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Australia

Resources

A claim to dignity: Ageing on the move
Help Age International
UNHCR
With this report, HelpAge and UNHCR aim to cast light on the challenges and risks faced by older persons on the move so that actions are taken to ensure they are not left behind.
Region:
Central & South America and the Caribbean, Developing Contexts
Migration
Verena Hölzl
Susan Schulman
An in-depth collection of global reporting on refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and internally displaced people.
Region:
Developing Contexts
Addressing the Legacy of Expedited Removal: Border Procedures and Alternatives for Reform
Dr. Yael Schacher
This issue brief suggests alternative ways the United States can have a fair and efficient system that better fulfills its obligation to provide access to protection at the border.
Region:
Developing Contexts, North America
The Health of Foreign-Born Homeless Families Living in the Family Shelter System
Alexia Polillo
Nick Kerman
John Sylvestre
Catherine M. Lee
Tim Aubry
This journal explores the challenges faced by foreign-born families experiencing homelessness in Canada. The purpose of this paper is to examine the health of foreign-born families staying in the emergency shelter system in Ottawa, Ontario...
Region:
North America
Taking Care of Their Own? Or Falling Between the Cracks? Absolute Relative Homelessness Among Immigrants, Refugees, Refugee Claimants in Vancouver
Daniel Hiebert
Silvia D’Addario
Kathy Sherrell
The housing situation of newcomers to Greater Vancouver is heavily influenced by the social capital of existing ethno-cultural communities. As a result, the extent of relative and absolute homelessness among immigrants, refugees, and...
Region:
North America
Housing Issues Facing Immigrants and Refugees in Greater Toronto: Initial Findings From Jamaican, Polish and Somali Communities
Robert A. Murdie
Adrienne S. Chambon
J. David Hulchanski
Carlos Teixeira
Toronto is the primary reception area for Canada’s immigrants and refugees. Since the early 1970s approximately one-third of immigrants and refugees coming to Canada each year have settled in the Toronto area, which has only about thirteen...
Region:
North America
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