U.S. Immigrant Population Spotlights
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The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program
Post-911 security checks sharply reduced U.S. refugee admissions, creating a cumulative shortfall of nearly 210,000 against from 1991 to 2003.
Naturalization in the United States in 2002
U.S. naturalizations nearly doubled from 6.5 million in the early 1990s to 11.3 million by 2002, yet 7.9 million eligible immigrants had not naturalized.
Mexican Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Force in 2000
By 2000, Mexican immigrants made up 27 percent of all foreign-born U.S. workers, concentrated heavily in production, service, farming, and manufacturing sectors.
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.
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.
The Foreign Born from India in the United States in 2000
Idaho led all U.S. states in the rate of Indian immigrant growth in the 1990s, as the population surpassed 1 million nationally by 2000.
The Foreign Born from the Philippines in the United States in 2000
Filipino immigrants in the United States totaled 1.4 million in 2000; 49 percent lived in California.
The Foreign Born from Mexico in the United States in 2000
Numbering 9.9 million in 2002, Mexicans were the largest U.S. immigrant group.
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.
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.