United States

52375000

Immigrant Population

15.2%

Immigrant Share of Total Population

3187000

Emigrant Population

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Structuring and Implementing an Immigrant Legalization Program: Registration as the First Step

An initial registration phase is central to successful legalization, allowing authorities to identify applicants and manage risks at scale.

Hazleton and Beyond: Why Communities Try to Restrict Immigration

Rapid immigrant growth was a key predictor of local restrictive immigration measures in the United States.

For Love and Money: Second-generation Indian Americans 'Return' to India

Many U.S.-born children of Indian immigrants are considering moves to India.

Midterm Elections Generate Rush of Immigration Measures

A U.S. Senate vote in 2010 blocked the DREAM Act from advancing, but some proponents turned their hopes to a postelection lame-duck session.

H-1B Temporary Skilled Worker Program

The recession drove H-1B petition filings down by nearly 20 percent between 2007 and 2009.

Migration and Immigrants Two Years after the Financial Collapse: Where Do We Stand?

Two years after the 2008 global financial collapse, immigrants faced steeper job losses and squeezed integration budgets. But countries saw little large-scale return.

Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States

In 2008, Vietnamese immigrants had a naturalization rate nearly double the foreign-born average, a legacy of the population’s predominantly refugee origins.

Obama Administration's Steps Point to Significant Shift in Immigration Enforcement Policy

The Obama administration's shift to prioritize criminal removals via prosecutorial discretion drew Republican charges of “back-door amnesty.”

ICE Director John Morton speaks to the National Sheriff’s Association

Plyler v. Doe: Still Guaranteeing Unauthorized Immigrant Children's Right to Attend U.S. Public Schools

The landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Plyler v. Doe has survived litigation and legislative efforts to overturn it.

Still an Hourglass? Immigrant Workers in Middle-Skilled Jobs

Immigrant employment grew fastest in middle-skilled jobs after 2000; the 2007–09 recession hit less-educated immigrant workers hardest, erasing many of these gains.