On June 24, 2008, Metropolis took a major step in expanding its network. Following a two-day dialogue of experts on labour mobility and migration, which took place in Mexico City, a collaborative agreement was signed with the representatives of the three countries in order to create Metropolis North America. The Metropolis Project Secretariat at Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL), the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)/Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte (CISAN), and the Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security of the United States were the signatories to the agreement through which they commit to co-operate on a policy-research initiative on labour mobility and migration within North America. The dialogue will be captured in a report that will be released in the early autumn along with a policy-research agenda that is now being developed by the members. Metropolis North America is a welcome addition to the international Metropolis family, and we are looking forward to the results of the work in this surprisingly neglected field of study.

Dialogue on Labour Mobility in North America

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