United States
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
52375000
Immigrant Population
15.2%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
3187000
Emigrant Population
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As Governments Build Advanced Surveillance Systems to Push Borders Out, Will Travel and Migration Become Unequal for Some Groups?
Border surveillance technologies are expanding rapidly and largely beyond public scrutiny, creating a two-tiered mobility system that advantages some travelers while rendering others effectively immobile.
Green Cards and Public Charge: Who Could Be Denied Based on Benefits Use?
On this webinar MPI experts discuss their estimates of the populations that could be deemed ineligible for a green card based on existing benefits use. They also discuss the broader consequences of the public-charge rule implemented in February 2020, through its "chilling effects" and imposition of a wealth test aimed at assessing whether green-card applicants ever would be likely to use a public benefit in the future.
Immigrant Women and Girls in the United States
Women make up the majority of the U.S. immigrant population, but they face higher poverty rates, lower labor force participation, and greater health insurance gaps than U.S.-born women.
Which English Learners Count When? Understanding State EL Subgroup Definitions in ESSA Reporting
Variations in how states define the English Learner subgroup under ESSA make cross-state comparisons difficult and can obscure school performance for this group.
Immigrant Workers: Vital to the U.S. COVID-19 Response, Disproportionately Vulnerable
Immigrant workers filled vital COVID-19 frontline roles in 2018 but faced greater economic vulnerability and more limited safety-net access than U.S.-born peers.
The Public-Charge Rule: Broad Impacts, But Few Will Be Denied Green Cards Based on Actual Benefits Use
While the Trump administration public-charge rule is likely to vastly reshape legal immigration based on its test to assess if a person might ever use public benefits in the future, the universe of noncitizens who could be denied a green card based on current benefits use is quite small. That's because very few benefit programs are open to noncitizens who do not hold a green card. This commentary offers estimates of who might be affected.
Interlocking Set of Trump Administration Policies at the U.S.-Mexico Border Bars Virtually All from Asylum
Through layered enforcement policies, the Trump administration effectively shut down the U.S. asylum system at the southern border in its first term.
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
The U.S. immigrant population reached 44.7 million in 2018, but growth is slowing and the profile of newcomers is shifting.
Ally or Exploiter? The Smuggler-Migrant Relationship Is a Complex One
The relationship of human smugglers with migrants is shaped by geography, criminal networks, and changing enforcement patterns and policies.
The Patchy Landscape of State English Learner Policies under ESSA
MPI's analysis of all 52 state ESSA plans in 2020 finds a fractured, uneven landscape of English Learner policies that leaves critical accountability gaps unaddressed.
