WASHINGTON —The Migration Policy Institute’s online journal, the Migration Information Source, today published its annual compilation of some of the most frequently sought-after statistics on immigration and immigrants in the United States. Using authoritative data sources, the article offers a look at the country’s nearly 44 million immigrants, and situates immigration trends in both the present day and historically.
With immigration a top focus of current political and public debate in Washington and around the country, it is essential for policymakers, journalists and the general public to have accurate data to help inform their understanding of this complex issue. The article offers data that illuminates some of the key issues being debated currently, including family-based immigration, unauthorized immigrants (including the subset known as DREAMers), the Diversity Visa Program, refugee resettlement and immigration enforcement.
This accessible, one-stop-shop resource, Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States, showcases data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and State, MPI and other authoritative sources. It also points users to related interactive maps, charts and data tools that can be found on MPI’s Migration Data Hub, allowing users to customize their queries at U.S., state and in some cases metro-area levels.
The article answers questions such as: How has the immigrant population in the United States changed over time? How many immigrants enter annually and through which channels? Where do refugees and asylum seekers come from? How educated are recent arrivals? How many people participate in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and in which states do they live?
Among the findings:
The article is available in the Migration Information Source, which provides fresh analysis and accessible data from top researchers on U.S. and international migration trends. Click here to sign up for the twice-monthly Source newsletter and get word of monthly features on U.S. immigration policy developments, data-rich profiles of major U.S. immigrant populations and smart writing on other timely and interesting migration developments around the world.
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The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national and international levels.