The Basics
We hope you will find the resources here useful as you seek to learn more about the phenomenon of international migration and some of the 281 million people globally who live outside their country of birth.
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Senior Immigrants in the United States in 2010
Nearly 5 million immigrants age 65 and older lived in the United States in 2010.
The 2012 Mexican Presidential Election and Mexican Immigrants of Voting Age in the United States
In 2006, fewer than 1 percent of Mexico's estimated 4.2 million eligible diaspora voters cast absentee ballots.
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
Mexico was the origin for 29 percent of U.S. immigrants in 2010, while in 1960 no single national-origin group exceeded 15 percent.
Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States
In 2011, 87 percent of U.S. nonimmigrant admissions were tourists or business travelers, with Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Japan accounting for nearly half of all arrivals.
Taiwanese Immigrants in the United States
In 2010, Taiwanese immigrants in the United States held advanced degrees at triple the rate of the native born.
Chinese Immigrants in the United States
In 2010, Chinese nationals received almost one-third of all U.S. asylum grants, more than any other nationality and six times the number of Ethiopians, the next largest nationality.
Green Card Holders and Legal Immigration to the United States
In 2010, more than 1 million people were granted lawful permanent resident status in the United States, with family reunification accounting for 66 percent of admissions.
Immigration Enforcement in the United States
U.S. apprehensions fell to a 38-year low in 2010.
Foreign-Born Wage and Salary Workers in the U.S. Labor Force and Unions
As U.S. native-born union membership fell from 2005 to 2010, the share who were foreign-born rose, yet immigrants remained underrepresented in union-covered jobs.
Refugees and Asylees in the United States
In 2010, China accounted for 31.7 percent of all U.S. asylum grants, while the refugee admission ceiling stood 65 percent below its 1980 peak.