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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Studying Second-Generation Immigrants: Methodological Challenges and Innovative Solutions
Without a public sampling frame, the second generation is a "hidden population.”
Becoming American/Becoming New Yorkers: The Second Generation in a Majority Minority City
A 1999 survey found New York's second generation outperforming native minorities in education and employment while embracing a "New Yorker" rather than "American" identity.
The Second Generation from the Last Great Wave of Immigration: Setting the Record Straight
European second-generation progress was slower and more contested than often remembered.
Fall Forecast: Immigration Reform Unlikely, Census Bureau Issues New Data on the U.S. Foreign-Born Population
With comprehensive immigration reform stalled in Congress in 2006, U.S. census data showed a 16 percent growth in the U.S. foreign-born population from 2000 to 2005.
Immigration and America's Future: A New Chapter
A comprehensive U.S. immigration overhaul spanning admissions, enforcement, and integration is essential to meet 21st-century economic, demographic, and security needs.
Spotlight on Naturalization Trends in 2005
In 2005, more than 604,000 immigrants naturalized in the United States.
America's Human Rights Challenge: International Human Rights Implications of U.S. Immigration Enforcement Actions Post-September 11
Post-9/11 U.S. immigration enforcement, from detention without cause to racial profiling, violate due process protections enshrined in international human rights law.
Mexico's Presidential Election: Implications for U.S. Immigration Policy
Mexico's contested 2006 presidential election and emigration pressures carry significant implications for U.S. immigration policy.
Spotlight on Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States
Total U.S. nonimmigrant admissions tripled from 9.5 million in 1985 to 32 million in 2005; tourists and business travelers made up nearly nine in 10 arrivals.
Why Immigrants Lack Adequate Access to Health Care and Health Insurance
Nearly half of noncitizens in the United States lacked health insurance in 2004, driven by limited employer offers and 1996 welfare reform restrictions on public coverage.