United States

Trends in the Low-Wage Immigrant Workforce

Between 2000 and 2005, immigrants grew as a share of the U.S. low-wage workforce, but evidence of native worker displacement remains mixed.

President Calls for $13 Billion in Border and Enforcement Funding in 2008

President George W. Bush's FY 2008 budget requested $13 billion for immigration enforcement, while the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed fee hikes.

Securing the Future: U.S. Immigrant Integration Policy, A Reader

Immigration Fee Increases in Context

A 2007 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services plan to raise naturalization fees by 80 percent and green card fees by 178 percent risks pricing out lower-income immigrants.

Foreign-Born Health-Care Workers in the United States

In 2005, women comprised 73 percent of the U.S. foreign-born health-care workforce, with Asian countries as the dominant source.

Migration and Development: Lessons from the Mexican Experience

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) widened U.S.-Mexico inequalities, driving mass migration and billions of dollars in remittances.

New Congress Takes First Steps toward Immigration Reform

In early 2007, the new Democratic U.S. Congress pushed comprehensive immigration reform.

The Foreign Born in the Armed Services in 2006

In 2006, nearly 69,000 foreign-born individuals served in the United States military, led by Filipinos and Mexicans, with post-9/11 policies easing citizenship access.

The “Brain Gain” Race Begins with Foreign Students

The United States led the world in foreign student enrollment in 2006, but its global share has slipped.

Second-Generation Latinos in Nebraska: A First Look

Nebraska's foreign-born population grew faster than any other U.S. Midwestern state in the 1990s, with Latinos making up 53.8 percent of the state’s foreign born by 2004.