United States

The Foreign Born from Vietnam in the United States in 2000

The Vietnamese immigrant population in the United States grew 82 percent between 1990 and 2000 to more than 988,000.

NAFTA's Promise and Reality: Lessons from Mexico for the Hemisphere

NAFTA failed to curb unauthorized immigration from Mexico—but the reasons were economic crises, demographics, and social ties, not the trade deal itself.

Testimony before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission)

What Kind of Work Do Immigrants Do? Occupation and Industry of Foreign-Born Workers in the United States

Immigrant workers spanned a wide range of occupations in 2002, but workers from Mexico and Central America were concentrated in construction and other labor-intensive industries.

First Phase of US-VISIT Becomes Operational

The U.S. Visitor and Immigration Status Indication Technology System (US-VISIT) planned to launch at 115 airports in January 2004.

The Foreign Born in the U.S. Labor Force: Numbers and Trends

Immigrants were a growing share of the U.S. workforce, rising from 9 percent in 1990 to 14 percent by 2002. But noncitizens had higher unemployment rates than all other workers.

The Foreign Born from China in the United States in 2000

The Chinese foreign-born population in the United States grew 87 percent between 1990 and 2000 to nearly 989,000, of whom more than half living in California or New York.

Poverty Grows Among Children of Immigrants in U.S.

More than 21 percent of children of immigrants in the United States were in poverty in 2000, well above the native rate.

DHS May Axe Special Registration of Foreign Visitors

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) moved to end Special Registration and President George W. Bush signed expedited military naturalization in 2003.

Rediscovering Resettlement

Can strengthening U.S. and EU refugee resettlement programs help address concerns over security, the volume and diversity of arrivals, and use of the welfare state?