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Anticipated “Chilling Effects” of the Public-Charge Rule Are Real: Census Data Reflect Steep Decline in Benefits Use by Immigrant Families
Researchers, service providers, and others have long predicted that sweeping revisions by the Trump administration to the definition of who constitutes a public charge would deter large numbers of immigrant-led households from using federal means-tested public benefits for which they are eligible. Recently released Census Bureau data show they were right: During the administration's first three years, program participation declined twice as fast among noncitizens as citizens.
Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States: Stable Numbers, Changing Origins
As of 2018, the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States held at 11 million, with origins shifting away from Mexico toward Asia and Central America.
Mexican Immigrants in the United States
Even after a sizeable decline following the Great Recession, Mexicans remain the largest immigrant in the United States. They face higher rates of poverty and lower health insurance coverage than immigrants overall.
Immigration Data Matters
This useful resource collects in one place some of the top and most authoritative sources for often-sought U.S. and international data on immigrants and immigration trends.
Indian Immigrants in the United States
Indian immigrants tend to be highly educated—79 percent held a bachelor’s degree as of 2019, compared to 33 percent of the U.S. born.
Immigrant-Origin Students in U.S. Higher Education: A Data Profile
Immigrant-origin students, who were 28 percent of U.S. college enrollment in 2018, are growing fast and projected to drive U.S. labor force growth through at least 2035.
Navigating the Future of Work: The Role of Immigrant-Origin Workers in the Changing U.S. Economy
Immigrant-origin workers drove 83 percent of U.S. labor force growth from 2010 to 2018 and face similar automation and job-decline risks as their native-born peers.
College-Educated Immigrants in the United States
Immigrants accounted for 17 percent of college-educated U.S. adults in 2018, yet nearly one in four worked below their credential level.
Excluding Millions: How Trump Administration Changes to the Decennial Census Could Leave Out U.S. Citizens and Immigrants
This MPI webinar, featuring a former U.S. Census Bureau director and other top experts, focused on the many challenges facing the 2020 Census could affect the count and representation of immigrant communities, difficulties inherent in data matching to determine legal status, and the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the administration’s actions.
Haiti’s Painful Evolution from Promised Land to Migrant-Sending Nation
Once a refuge for the enslaved, Haiti is now a top migrant-sending country; its transformation was driven by U.S. occupation, political instability, and natural disasters.
