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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Who Does What in U.S. Immigration
Since the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was abolished in 2003, no single U.S. agency coordinates immigration policy; responsibilities are split across multiple departments.
U.S. Immigration Reform Moves Forward
Multiple immigration reform bills advanced in the U.S. Congress in 2005, while President George W. Bush renewed calls for enforcement paired with a temporary worker program.
Linking Security and Immigration Controls: The Post-9/11 U.S. Model Goes Global
Since 9/11, the United States has pushed its security-immigration model globally.
Blurring the Lines: A Profile of State and Local Police Enforcement of Immigration Law Using NCIC Database
A first glimpse at use of federal records by local police raised critical questions about the blurring of lines between criminal law enforcement and civil immigration enforcement.
Documentation Provisions of the Real ID Act
The REAL ID Act's identity document mandates carry steep, disputed costs and raise unresolved legal, privacy, and humanitarian concerns.
An Idea Whose Time Has Finally Come? The Case for Employment Verification
This brief argues the time is right to build a reliable, automated U.S. employment verification system that is mandatory for all employers.
U.S. Border Enforcement: From Horseback to High-Tech
This brief traces a century of U.S. border enforcement, from low-tech horse patrol to billion-dollar operations, and questions whether the massive investment has achieved its aims.
Immigration Enforcement at the Worksite: Making it Work
Systemic flaws exist in the U.S. employer sanctions regime, making critical reforms, including a real-time employment verification system, necessary.
Leaving Too Much To Chance: A Roundtable on Immigrant Integration Policy
Fifty experts convened to assess immigrant integration across education, employment, and civic life found too much left to chance and offered concrete policy fixes.
Immigrant Children, Urban Schools, and the No Child Left Behind Act
Children of immigrants represented one in five U.S. K-12 students in 2005.