Immigrants from New Origin Countries in the United States
The national origins of new arrivals to the United States are shifting, in ways not always fully appreciated. Recent newcomers are more likely to come from Asia, Central America, and Africa, and less...
View ArticleExplainer: Who Is An Immigrant?
Who is an immigrant? Does that status change if, for example, a foreigner marries a native-born resident or serves in his or her adopted country's military? This explainer answers basic questions about...
View ArticleCaribbean Immigrants in the United States
Caribbean immigrants represent 10 percent of the 44.5 million immigrants in the United States, with the vast majority coming from just five countries: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, and...
View ArticleCredentials for the Future: Mapping the Potential for Immigrant-Origin Adults...
As the U.S. workforce ages and the economy becomes ever more knowledge-based, policymakers face a key question: Do workers have the skills to meet tomorrow's demands? This report examines how...
View ArticleFrequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United...
Immigrant arrivals to the United States and the makeup of the foreign-born population have been changing in significant ways: Recent immigrants are more likely to be from Asia than from Mexico and the...
View ArticleMore Than a DREAM (Act), Less Than a Promise
The first bill introduced in the 116th Congress to offer a path to legal status to DREAMers, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, could legalize nearly 2.7 million unauthorized immigrants...
View ArticleImmigrant-Origin Adults without Postsecondary Credentials: A 50-State Profile
With immigrants and their U.S.-born children poised to be the main source of labor-force growth, these adults are an important target for efforts to build the skills of the U.S. workforce to meet the...
View ArticleKorean Immigrants in the United States
Approximately 1 million Korean immigrants—the vast majority from South Korea—resided in the United States in 2017. Korean immigrants tend to be highly educated and of high socioeconomic standing. Get...
View ArticleSpain’s Labor Migration Policies in the Aftermath of Economic Crisis
A relatively new destination for immigrants, Spain has developed a labor migration system that builds on longstanding relationships with countries outside the European Union and that actively involves...
View ArticleExplainer: Illegal Immigration in the United States
How has the size of the unauthorized population in the United States changed over time? How is illegal immigration changing, and where do unauthorized immigrants come from? This explainer answers basic...
View ArticleHow Many Unauthorized Immigrants Graduate from U.S. High Schools Annually?
A high school diploma has been a core requirement of proposed DREAM Act legislation and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Yet a fresh estimate of the number of unauthorized...
View ArticleA Mirror for the Nation? The Changing Profile of Mexican Immigrants in Texas
At this event, experts from MPI and Southern Methodist University’s Texas-Mexico Center will offer an overview of immigration trends and key characteristics of highly skilled Mexican immigrant adults...
View ArticleMigration in the Netherlands: Rhetoric and Perceived Reality Challenge Dutch...
The Netherlands has witnessed a rise in far-right populism, challenging its reputation as a humanitarian haven. Yet, public fears equating immigration with a rise in religious extremism do not...
View ArticleA Profile of Highly Skilled Mexican Immigrants in Texas and the United States
U.S. debates about immigration from Mexico often center on the low skilled, but this analysis shows a population in change. Nearly one in five Mexican immigrants arriving between 2013-17 had a college...
View ArticleImmigrant Veterans in the United States
Approximately 530,000 foreign-born veterans of the U.S. armed forces resided in the United States in 2018, accounting for 3 percent of the 18.6 million veterans nationwide. Immigrant veterans tend to...
View ArticleMigration and Integration in Czechia: Policy Advances and the Hand Brake of...
Since regaining its independence in 1989, the Czech Republic has transformed from a country of emigration to one of rising immigration, amid growing labor market needs. Even as Czechia received few...
View ArticleRefugees and Asylees in the United States
The United States has historically been the top country for refugee resettlement, but was surpassed in 2018 by Canada amid record cuts to admissions by the Trump administration. Approximately 22,500...
View ArticleNaturalization Trends in the United States
Nearly 22 million immigrants—about half of the overall immigrant population—were naturalized U.S. citizens in fiscal year 2017. In the same year, more than 707,000 immigrants became U.S. citizens....
View ArticleMillions Will Feel Chilling Effects of U.S. Public-Charge Rule That Is Also...
The public-charge rule issued by the Trump administration in August 2019 will have profound effects on future immigration and on use of public benefits by millions of legal noncitizens and their...
View ArticleCentral American Immigrants in the United States
While much attention has been paid to recent Central American arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border, nearly half of the approximately 3.5 million Central Americans resident in the United States in 2017...
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