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Inmigrantes Centroamericanos en los Estados Unidos
En 2009, inmigrantes centroamericanos lideraron en participación laboral, pero casi la mitad carecía de diploma de secundaria y solo el 30.2 por ciento se había naturalizado.
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
In 2009, 38.5 million immigrants made up 12.5 percent of the U.S. population, with Mexican-born immigrants accounting for 29.8 percent of all foreign born.
Top Languages Spoken by English Language Learners Nationally and by State, 2009
A 2009 analysis of Census data finds U.S. English Learner students speak more than 150 languages, with Spanish dominant nationally and in 28 states.
Updated Estimates of the 2010 DREAM Act
Of 1.9 million potential beneficiaries under the 2010 DREAM Act, about 755,000 would be likely to meet the requirements for permanent status.
Immigration Enforcement in the United States
U.S. immigration apprehensions fell in 2009, yet removals hit a ten-year high.
H-1B Temporary Skilled Worker Program
The recession drove H-1B petition filings down by nearly 20 percent between 2007 and 2009.
Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States
In 2008, Vietnamese immigrants had a naturalization rate nearly double the foreign-born average, a legacy of the population’s predominantly refugee origins.
EU Membership Highlights Poland's Migration Challenges
Poland's 2004 EU accession sparked one of its largest postwar emigration waves, yet it was the only EU member to avoid recession.
The Demographic Impacts of Repealing Birthright Citizenship
Modeling shows that repealing birthright citizenship would swell, not shrink, the U.S. unauthorized population and create a hereditary underclass, this 2010 analysis shows.
Jordan: A Refugee Haven
Jordan hosts a very large refugee population, yet remains outside the 1951 Refugee Convention.