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Who Is An Immigrant?
This explainer answers basic questions about international migrants—who they are, their top destinations, where they come from, how they are counted, and more.
Immigrants from New Origin Countries in the United States
Indian and Chinese immigrants drove U.S. foreign-born growth between 2010 and 2017 as Mexican migration declined. New arrivals came with higher educational attainment.
South American Immigrants in the United States
South Americans made up 7 percent of U.S. immigrants in 2017, boosted by rising Venezuelan arrivals.
Minnesota’s Superdiverse and Growing Dual Language Learner Child Population
Minnesota's superdiverse Dual Language Learners are growing rapidly, yet access gaps and workforce shortfalls leave early learning programs ill-equipped to serve them.
Settling In: A Profile of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population in the United States
Unauthorized immigrants in the United States are long settled, economically active, and embedded in communities, but significantly poorer than native-born residents.
Census Citizenship Question Triggers Legal and Political Fallout
Adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census sparked six lawsuits and warnings from the Census Bureau's chief scientist that it would reduce accuracy and raise costs.
Mexican Immigrants in the United States
Mexicans remain the largest U.S. immigrant group but their population fell by 300,000 between 2016 and 2017 as departures outpaced arrivals.
Indonesia: A Country Grappling with Migrant Protection at Home and Abroad
Indonesia is an origin, transit, and destination country, but continues to grapple with migrant protection—for its own workers abroad and newcomers to the country.
Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States
More than 1.3 million Vietnamese immigrants lived in the United States in 2017, with high naturalization rates and median household income above both immigrant and native-born averages.
A Profile of Houston’s Diverse Immigrant Population in a Rapidly Changing Policy Landscape
Houston's 1.6 million immigrants as of 2016 faced compounding uncertainty as enforcement expands and humanitarian protections narrow.
