The Basics

One-stop shop for data-rich, short-form resources that offer straight-ahead facts about immigration and immigrants in the United States and globally.

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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Climate Migration 101

What do we really know about climate migration—and what remains uncertain?

Colombian Immigrants in the United States

Colombia's U.S. immigrant population has grown nearly sixfold since 1980; a recent surge in irregular border crossings signals deepening pressures from conflict and economic crisis at home.

People carry a giant Colombian flag at a parade in Washington, DC

Refugees and Asylees in the United States

U.S. refugee admissions are rebounding after the pandemic but remain far below the formal cap, while the asylum backlog topped 1.3 million cases in May 2023.

A refugee family in Phoenix.

The U.S.-Mexico Border Becomes More High-Tech

MPI analysts who toured the U.S.-Mexico border discuss the increasingly sophisticated U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations to address asylum seekers and other migrants arriving at official ports of entry.