United States

52375000

Immigrant Population

15.2%

Immigrant Share of Total Population

3187000

Emigrant Population

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Naturalization in the United States in 2002

U.S. naturalizations nearly doubled from 6.5 million in the early 1990s to 11.3 million by 2002, yet 7.9 million eligible immigrants had not naturalized.

Evaluating Enhanced U.S. Border Enforcement

Tripling U.S. border enforcement spending since 1993 did not deter significant unauthorized migration, but did have several unintended consequences.

Immigrant Union Members: Numbers and Trends

Immigrant union membership grew 24 percent between 1996 and 2003—even as union representation declined among the U.S. born—raising immigrants' share of the organized workforce.

Immigrants and Homeownership in Urban America: An Examination of Nativity, Socio-Economic Status and Place

Immigrant home ownership rates vary widely across the 100 largest U.S. cities—shaped by affordability, length of U.S. residence, citizenship status, and country of origin.

U.S. Industrial Transformation and New Latino Migration

Industry restructuring since the 1980s drew Latino workers to rural areas of the United States outside the Southwest.

Policy Changes Target Border Security

In spring 2004, the United States’ H-2B visa cap was hit for the first time; the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also launched a drone-based Arizona border initiative and issued rules for the U.S.-Canada Safe Third Country Agreement.

Mexican Immigration to the U.S.: The Latest Estimates

In 2002, the estimated 5.3 million unauthorized immigrants from Mexico made up 57 percent of the U.S. total, many of them in nontraditional southeastern and midwestern states.

The Department of Homeland Security's First Year: A Report Card on Immigration

One year in, the Department of Homeland Security showed real gains in border and interior enforcement. But its promise was hampered by case backlogs and poor internal coordination.

Bush Boosts Immigration Enforcement in FY 2005 Budget

President George W. Bush's fiscal year 2005 budget doubled worksite enforcement, while the cap of 65,000 U.S. H-1B visas was hit early.

Mexican Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Force in 2000

By 2000, Mexican immigrants made up 27 percent of all foreign-born U.S. workers, concentrated heavily in production, service, farming, and manufacturing sectors.