Connecting U.S. Foreign Policy to LGBTQ Rights at Home: Migration and the Border

Global developments create new and increasingly complex patterns of human mobility, and LGBTQ migrants experience unique challenges at all points along the migratory route. Drawing on Williams Institute research, this panel examines how the ongoing debate over border security and immigration impacts LGBTQ people, how the next administration could reshape this legal context, and what research and data are needed to support the integration of LGBTQ immigrants and refugees at the state and local level.