Migration Policy Practice (MPP) focuses on policy-oriented research and analysis, with the aim to contribute to a better understanding of the multidimensional aspects of migration and inform migration policies at the national, regional and international levels. Articles in this issue highlight the challenges to regional migration, addressing matters of migrant integration and protection. This issue also explores migration policies related to climate-induced migration and examines the impacts of migration on local societies, specifically those related to the role of foreign doctors and the food systems of migrants.