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U.S. Immigrant Population Spotlights

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Inmigrantes colombianos en los Estados Unidos

La población de inmigrantes colombianos en Estados Unidos se ha multiplicado casi por seis desde 1980; el reciente aumento de los cruces fronterizos irregulares revela el agravamiento de las presiones derivadas del conflicto y la crisis económica en el país.

Varias personas portan una bandera gigante de Colombia en un desfile en Washington, DC.

Refugees and Asylees in the United States

U.S. refugee admissions are rebounding after the pandemic but remain far below the formal cap, while the asylum backlog topped 1.3 million cases in May 2023.

A refugee family in Phoenix.

Inmigrantes centroamericanos en los Estados Unidos

Los 3.8 millones de inmigrantes centroamericanos en Estados Unidos en 2021 se enfrentan a importantes barreras socioeconómicas, mientras que el elevado número de llegadas a la frontera y la dependencia de las remesas indican un estrechamiento de los lazos regionales.

Banderas de las naciones centroamericanas en una marcha en San Diego.

Immigrant Health-Care Workers in the United States

Nearly 2.8 million immigrants worked in the U.S. health-care sector in 2021, representing disproportionately high shares of physicians, surgeons, and home health aides. This article offers a demographic and socioeconomic profile of foreign-born workers in health care.

An intern examines a newborn baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Venezuelan Immigrants in the United States

The Venezuelan immigrant population in the United States has nearly tripled since 2010 and skews younger, more educated, and more recently arrived than immigrants overall.

Asylum seekers from Venezuela in Texas.