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-Maduro, a Measured Approach to Venezuelan Migration Is More Essential than Ever
Facing a post-Maduro future for Venezuela, most of the nearly 8 million Venezuelans abroad are cautiously waiting, and many are likely to keep building lives in their host country. In this uncertain context, governments should prioritize sustained regularization and integration over returns, genuine regional coordination, and renewed financing, this short read argues.
What Drives Anti-Migrant Vigilantes
Anti-migrant vigilante groups use performative patrols and viral imagery to reframe asylum seekers as security threats, distorting public debate and pushing policy in a more restrictive direction.
New Frameworks for Language Access: Tracking the Expansion and Features of State and Local Laws and Policies
Since 2000, many state and local governments expanded language access policies for residents with limited English proficiency. With growing cracks in the federal policy framework, their efforts will be even more key.
Beyond “Shock and Awe”: Immigration Actions in the First Year under Trump 2.0
Analysts assessed the sweeping immigration enforcement actions, executive orders, and legal challenges marking Trump's second term's first year.
Unleashing Power in New Ways: Immigration in the First Year of Trump 2.0
The Trump second-term immigration overhaul—500-plus policy actions in the first year, record enforcement, and sweeping legal rollbacks—is reshaping who is welcome in America.
Refugees and Asylees in the United States
U.S. refugee and asylum programs faced record-low resettlement ceilings and sweeping rollbacks of temporary protections in 2026 as global displacement neared an all-time high.
Trump Administration Public-Charge Rule Would Amplify Harms to Immigrant Families
A Trump administration proposed rule that would give government adjudicators wide discretion in deciding when public benefits use can be held against green-card applicants and prospective immigrants could discourage many eligible households, including those with U.S.-citizen children, from accessing health, nutrition, and education supports—with significant implications for well-being, as this short read explains.
Trapped by Climate Change: The Economics of Staying or Leaving
How do wealth and resources determine whether climate-affected communities move, stay, or become trapped in place?
Making Preschool Classroom Assessments Work for Dual Language Learners
Most preschool assessments shortchange Dual Language Learners, who are one-third of U.S. children ages 0–5, by overlooking home languages and relying on English proficiency.
U.S. Immigration Courts at a Crisis Point
U.S. immigration courts are facing record backlogs and structural challenges. MPI examined the Biden and Trump administrations' policies and what reforms are needed to improve efficiency and fairness.
