Diversity Dynamics Information

Diversity Dynamics was created in 2006 to provide a source of expertise and training related to the challenges and opportunities associated with immigration to the United States in the 21st century. Our work is based on the belief that immigration can be a continuing source of energy, innovation, and benefit to all Americans, but only if our leaders, whether in government, business, education, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector, adhere to values of equality and inclusiveness and follow policies designed to promote the integration of immigrants into our society. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), there are roughly 232 million migrants world-wide, comprising 3.2 percent of the world's population, set in motion by the three "D's" of development, demography, and democracy. Despite the current downturn in the world economy, all signs point to further increase in migrant numbers in the future, particularly in the developed world. Although one could argue whether there is too much or too little immigration, the real question, according to the IOM, is quite different. "International migration is an established feature of contemporary economic, social and political life, driven by unstoppable forces of globalization and demography...the real question is how to manage migration for the benefit of all."