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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Post-Sept. 11 Security Fears, Policies Seize Spotlight
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued new detention rules and a government commission declared post-September 11 immigration security measures largely ineffective in spring 2004.
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.
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.
De la casa natal a la casa propia: inmigración y la posibilidad de ser propietario de vivienda en las zonas urbanas de los Estados Unidos
Los inmigrantes de los años noventa transformaron ciudades estadounidenses, impulsando debates sobre vivienda, mercado laboral, pobreza y revitalización urbana.
The Mexico Factor in U.S. Immigration Reform
Mexicans were estimated to make up three-fifths of unauthorized U.S. immigrants in 2004; durable reform requires pairing regularization, stronger enforcement, and expanded legal pathways.
Mexico-United States Migration: A Long Way To Go
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 derailed U.S.-Mexico migration talks and President George W. Bush's 2004 temporary worker proposal fell short of Mexico's push for a bilateral deal.