Embracing Emigration: The Migration-Development Nexus in Albania
From ongoing emigration flows and a surge in asylum seekers, to more than 150,000 returnees, this country profile examines contemporary and historical migration trends in Albania. Driven by extreme...
View ArticleGreen-Card Holders and Legal Immigration to the United States
The annual inflow of new lawful permanent residents (LPRs), also known as green-card holders, has ebbed and flowed with changes in U.S. immigration policy and processing backlogs. This data Spotlight...
View ArticleOpen Wallet, Closed Doors: Exploring Japan’s Low Acceptance of Asylum Seekers
Japan is one of the world's most generous contributors to humanitarian appeals, yet accepts a very small number of asylum seekers—indeed only 11 were granted refugee status in 2014. Even as Japan has...
View ArticleRefugees and Asylees in the United States
The United States is the largest refugee resettlement country in the world, with 69,933 newly arrived refugees granted protection in 2015. Responding to the global humanitarian crisis, the Obama...
View ArticleProfile of Syrian Immigrants in the United States
Approximately 86,000 Syrian immigrants resided in the United States in 2014, including 2,261 resettled refugees. This fact sheet provides information on the Syrian immigrant population in the United...
View ArticleEuropean Immigrants in the United States
European migration, once the driving force of U.S. immigration, has steadily declined over the last 50 years. In 2014, 4.8 million European immigrants accounted for 11 percent of the total foreign-born...
View ArticleImmigrants and WIOA Services: Comparison of Sociodemographic Characteristics...
As federal and state governments ramp up efforts to implement the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, these fact sheets compare key characteristics of the foreign born and the U.S. born that are...
View ArticleAsian Immigrants in the United States
The number of Asian immigrants in the United States has increased exponentially over the last 50 years, and Asia is now the second-largest region of birth of U.S. immigrants. The growth of this...
View ArticleA Profile of Children with Unauthorized Immigrant Parents in the United States
A webinar examining the number, characteristics, and socioeconomic status of children with unauthorized immigrant parents.
View ArticleA Profile of U.S. Children with Unauthorized Immigrant Parents
Growing up with unauthorized immigrant parents puts children—nearly 80 percent of whom were born in the United States—at a disadvantage, with lower preschool enrollment, reduced socioeconomic progress,...
View ArticleA Profile of Children with Unauthorized Immigrant Parents in the United States
This webinar offers a discussion of the economic, linguistic and educational disadvantage experienced by U.S. children with unauthorized immigrant parents. The MPI researchers discuss their finding...
View ArticleCollege-Educated Immigrants in the United States
The number of college-educated immigrants in the United States has more than tripled in the last two decades. Asians accounted for 46 percent of the 10.5 million college-educated immigrants, with India...
View ArticleDeferred Action for Unauthorized Immigrant Parents: Analysis of DAPA's...
This MPI-Urban Institute report examines the population of 3.6 million unauthorized immigrants potentially eligible for the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents...
View ArticleSouth American Immigrants in the United States
Growing rapidly from a population of 90,000 in 1960 to nearly 3 million in 2014, South American immigrants now represent 7 percent of all foreign born in the United States. Family-based immigration is...
View ArticleMexican Immigrants in the United States
Mexican immigration to the United States has slowed in recent years, and since the Great Recession more Mexican immigrants have returned to Mexico than have migrated to the United States. Mexicans,...
View ArticleYoung Children of Refugees in the United States: Integration Successes and...
In an attempt to fill the knowledge gap on integration outcomes for children of refugees, this report presents a demographic and socioeconomic data profile of the 941,000 children ages 10 and younger...
View ArticleFrequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United...
Get all the latest and historical facts and figures on immigrants and immigration in the United States in this handy resource. With immigration often surfacing in public and political debates, learn...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: A Migration History Marked by Crises and...
One of the least developed countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has experienced significant migration outflows and inflows tied to political and economic crises in...
View ArticleInternational Students in the United States
The number of international students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities has risen steadily since the mid-20th century. Today, the United States represents the top destination for international...
View ArticleThe Global Feminization of Migration: Past, Present, and Future
Scholars have declared feminization to be a core dimension of the new age of international migration. This article sketches a more nuanced understanding, noting that an uptick in female migration...
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