Global Scans · Migration & Mobility Shifts · Weekly Summary

• [New] The spillover from large-scale fighting would additionally risk a refugee influx that would further strain the struggling Burundi economy, which has slid even further in 2025 due to chronic fuel shortages and the war in the eastern DRC. Critical Threats
• [New] Spain is projected to continue expanding, recording 2.8% growth in 2025, supported by immigration and tourism, but its growth is anticipated to moderate towards 1.5-1.6% by 2027-28. MIT OpenCourseWare
• [New] Remittances will likely drop in the near future, with the large decline of immigration to the U.S., and the large numbers of immigrants already here getting deported. NPR
• [New] In the US, the Trump administration is looking to limit refugee admissions at 7,500 people (compared to 125,000 previously) with nearly all places expected to go to white South Africans. Migration Yorkshire
• [New] Officials unveiled plans to slash the U.S. refugee admissions cap to just 7,500 for the upcoming fiscal year 2026 - the lowest level on record and a dramatic drop from the 125,000-person ceiling in place a year ago. FreeWire Magazine - Connecting Voices, Amplifying Truth
• [New] Structural housing shortages, affordability pressures, and migration trends will continue to support long-term SFR demand. Capright
• [New] By 2035, roughly one-third of the projected 15.7 million fewer workers would be due to policies affecting legal immigration. Caliber.az
• [New] By 2028, 2.8 million fewer workers would result from changes to legal immigration, while 4 million fewer would stem from crackdowns on undocumented immigrants. Caliber.az
• [New] The Trump administration's immigration policies could drastically reduce the U.S. workforce, potentially shrinking it by 6.8 million people by 2028 and by 15.7 million by 2035. Caliber.az
• [New] The recent ban on the Refugee Family Reunion route is plunging vulnerable spouses and children into grave danger, forcing them to attempt perilous Channel crossings to reunite with family. Asylum Matters
• [New] As Donald Trump rolls out increased immigration arrests, detentions and deportations, migrants displaced by hurricanes, floods and droughts are at risk of being sent back to places hollowed out by the climate crisis. The Guardian
• [New] The growing destabilization of food supply chains - wrought by the compounding impacts of extreme weather events, global warming, the spread of diseases and pests, and migration and conflict - makes climate change one of the biggest threats to global food security. Investigate Midwest
• [New] In the United States, rampant grant cuts and stricter immigration policies implemented in 2025 by the administration of President Donald Trump threaten a looming 'brain drain'. Scientific American
• [New] Starting migration in 2027 or later risks being caught with vulnerable systems when CRQCs emerge. Medium
• [New] The year 2026 will see heightened uncertainty for international healthcare specialists (e.g., physicians, nurses, physical therapists) due to a perfect storm of geopolitical tensions, evolving immigration policies, and domestic protectionist pressures. Syncx
• [New] Offshore and hybrid delivery models are emerging as a strategic opportunity for U.S. firms amid rising immigration costs. Herman Legal Group
• [New] The risk of H5N 1 infecting Australian birds and mammals is elevated with the arrival of millions of birds in their spring migration. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• [New] The Kremlin would keep playing on Europe's fault lines, stoking migration crises and energy fears - exactly as laid out in Ukraine's defeat scenarios. New Geopolitics Research Network
• [New] Like all NRx technocrat fronts, the Andan Foundation staunchly advocates digital ID and suggests that blockchain has the potential to create new solutions for refugee and identification systems and that digital ID, stored on a unified ledger, should be directly accessible to refugees and immigrants. Unlimited Hangout
• [New] The UK government plans to mandate an electronic digital identity scheme and credential to all legal residents and employees of the UK to prove immigration and employment eligibility status. Forrester
• [New] The Home Office further modified its guidance to deny there may be any grounds on which Albanian male victims of trafficking might fear persecution as a social group as outlined in the 1951 Refugee Convention, due to an alleged lack of distinct identity within Albanian society. Migrant & Refugee Children's Legal Unit
• [New] A 32% increase to the Immigration Skills Charge is now expected in mid-December 2025. / UK Fragomen - Immigration attorneys, solicitors, and consu

Last updated: 01 November 2025