United States

Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Mexican immigrants were the largest U.S. immigrant group in 2006, yet only 21.7 percent had naturalized, less than among all foreign-born adults.

USCIS Receives 163,000 H-1B Applications for Fiscal Year 2009

Employers filed approximately 163,000 H-1B petitions in five days for fiscal year 2009, more than twice the 65,000 annual cap, forcing a computer lottery to select winners.

Los Angeles on the Leading Edge: Immigrant Integration Indicators and their Policy Implications

Immigrants in Los Angeles face persistent labor market, language, and health-care integration gaps that call for more proactive policy across the public and private sectors.

Virtual Border Fence Given Mixed Assessment in First Test

The U.S. virtual fence pilot program known as Project 28 had a troubled test run.

Spotlight on Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States

Temporary U.S. visa admissions nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006.

USCIS: Backlog in Naturalization Applications Will Take Nearly Three Years to Clear

The U.S. 2007 naturalization surge stretched processing to 16 to 18 months, even as new federal and state rules tightened ID checks and employer sanctions.

Spotlight on the Foreign Born of Pakistani Origin in the United States in 2006

In 2006, Pakistani-origin immigrants in the United States were highly educated, widely naturalized, and clustered in a few states, metro areas, and skilled jobs.

Weaknesses in the Visa Waiver Program

Behind the Naturalization Backlog: Causes, Context and Concerns

A surge of naturalization applications in 2007, combined with outdated systems and security checks, produced a sharp backlog threatening timely access to U.S. citizenship.

Material Support to Terrorism — Consequences for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the United States

Broad post-September 11 material-support laws in the United States have stalled or barred many refugees who aided antiauthoritarian groups.