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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An Untapped Pool of Critical U.S. Health-Care Workers in a Time of Pandemic
As the U.S. health-care system sags under the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, health-care workers are not only on the frontlines fighting the virus but also some of the most at-risk individuals.
Expert Podcast: Meeting Seasonal Labor Needs in the Age of COVID-19
What happens to agriculture and food security when pandemic travel restrictions block seasonal migrant workers?
Crisis within a Crisis: Immigration in the United States in a Time of COVID-19
COVID-19 forced dramatic U.S. immigration restrictions, including ending asylum at the border, halting benefit processing, and excluding some immigrants from pandemic relief.
As Governments Build Advanced Surveillance Systems to Push Borders Out, Will Travel and Migration Become Unequal for Some Groups?
Border surveillance technologies are expanding rapidly and largely beyond public scrutiny, creating a two-tiered mobility system that advantages some travelers while rendering others effectively immobile.
Expert Podcast: Understanding How English Learners Count in ESSA Reporting
Which English learners count in ESSA reporting—and why do those definitions matter for school accountability?
Green Cards and Public Charge: Who Could Be Denied Based on Benefits Use?
On this webinar MPI experts discuss their estimates of the populations that could be deemed ineligible for a green card based on existing benefits use. They also discuss the broader consequences of the public-charge rule implemented in February 2020, through its "chilling effects" and imposition of a wealth test aimed at assessing whether green-card applicants ever would be likely to use a public benefit in the future.
Immigrant Women and Girls in the United States
Women make up the majority of the U.S. immigrant population, but they face higher poverty rates, lower labor force participation, and greater health insurance gaps than U.S.-born women.
Immigrant Workers: Vital to the U.S. COVID-19 Response, Disproportionately Vulnerable
Immigrant workers filled vital COVID-19 frontline roles in 2018 but faced greater economic vulnerability and more limited safety-net access than U.S.-born peers.
The Public-Charge Rule: Broad Impacts, But Few Will Be Denied Green Cards Based on Actual Benefits Use
While the Trump administration public-charge rule is likely to vastly reshape legal immigration based on its test to assess if a person might ever use public benefits in the future, the universe of noncitizens who could be denied a green card based on current benefits use is quite small. That's because very few benefit programs are open to noncitizens who do not hold a green card. This commentary offers estimates of who might be affected.
Which English Learners Count When? Understanding State EL Subgroup Definitions in ESSA Reporting
Variations in how states define the English Learner subgroup under ESSA make cross-state comparisons difficult and can obscure school performance for this group.
