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Billed as a tool to reduce unauthorized immigration, repeal of birthright citizenship would in fact achieve a contrary result: Adding millions of people to the U.S. unauthorized population over time, as children born in the United States to unauthorized or temporary immigrants would lack U.S. citizenship. Our analysis finds repeal of birthright citizenship would increase the unauthorized population by 2.7 million by 2045 and by 5.4 million by 2075. Read the full analysis for more.

Venezuelan Immigrants in the United States

The Venezuelan immigrant population in the United States has grown quickly in recent years amid major displacement from Venezuela. This article compiles key statistics on this largely recently arrived group, including top U.S. destinations, educational and professional characteristics, and much more.

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Top Statistics on Global Migration and Migrants

Seeking some of the most often-sought information on global migration? This statistics-rich article draws on current data sources to offer a primer on international migration, highlighting its types, the size of the migrant population and growth over time, and major sending and receiving countries and regions. Beyond looking at labor and humanitarian migrants and international students, the article examines remittances and more.

This collection of MPI resources offers context related to policy changes achieved and proposed by the Trump administration, during its first and second terms, as well as the populations they affect.

Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States

Immigration to the United States is the subject of significant debate, with questions ranging from the size of inflows, the role of immigrants in the labor market, and the nature of enforcement, to humanitarian admission policies and the sociodemographic characteristics of new arrivals. As such, it is important for the public to have access to accurate current and historical information. This article offers the top statistics on immigrants and immigration to the United States.

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Interested in quickly finding out what resources MPI and its online journal, the Migration Information Source, have by country? The country resources page allows users to select individual countries and see all the Source articles, MPI research, multimedia, and more that relates to an individual country. This is a great way to dive into everything MPI and the Source have to offer by country.

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State Immigration Data Profiles

Want the latest facts and data on immigrants in the United States? Search U.S. Census data on U.S. immigrants and the native born nationally and by state based on demographic, language and education, workforce, and income indicators.

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