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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Security at U.S. Borders: A Move Away from Unilateralism?
U.S. Smart Border agreements with Canada and Mexico advanced layered cooperative security after 9/11, but other issues remain unresolved.
African-born Residents of the United States in 2000
More than 881,000 African-born residents called the United States home in 2000, with more than half having arrived in the 1990s and 95 percent settling in metropolitan areas.
Report Alleges Abuse of Immigrant Detainees Post-Sept. 11
A June 2003 U.S. Justice Department report found abuse of hundreds of post-September 11 immigrant detainees; a court upheld secrecy on more than 1,200 detainee names.
Remittances from the United States in Context
Global remittances to developing countries hit $72.3 billion in 2001, of which Latin America received over one-third.
Skilled Migration Abroad or Human Capital Flight?
Skilled emigration most likely harms developing-country growth, though remittances and diaspora networks generate positive feedback effects.
Comprehensive Visitor Tracking Program Moves Forward
June 2003 U.S. immigration news spanned U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indictor Technology (US-VISIT) biometric rollout, Somali Bantu resettlement, and more.
Family Reunification
Family reunification drives two-thirds of U.S. permanent immigration, but per-country limits and a 3.9 million-case backlog in 2001 forced some applicants to wait decades.
Justice, Homeland Security Departments Announce Changes
In April 2003, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft authorized indefinite immigrant detention in some cases.
What Immigrants Say About Life in the United States
A 2003 survey of 1,002 immigrants in the United States found strong support for learning English; 74 percent planned to remain permanently.
Immigration and National Security Post-Sept. 11: Updated Chronology
An updated chronology of U.S. executive, legislative, and judicial actions linking immigration and national security in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks.