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Legal Immigration to United States Increased Substantially in FY 2005
More than 1.1 million people gained U.S. permanent residence in fiscal year 2005, with family ties and employment driving a 17 percent year-over-year surge.
New Estimates of Unauthorized Youth Eligible for Legal Status under the DREAM Act
MPI estimates about 1.1 million unauthorized youth could gain legal status under the DREAM Act of 2006, about 360,000 with immediate eligibility.
Studying Second-Generation Immigrants: Methodological Challenges and Innovative Solutions
Without a public sampling frame, the second generation is a "hidden population.”
The Second Generation and Self-Employment
Self-employment among second-generation immigrants in the United States is fairly stable across generations.
The Second Generation from the Last Great Wave of Immigration: Setting the Record Straight
European second-generation progress was slower and more contested than often remembered.
The Second Generation in Early Adulthood: New Findings from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study
The study found most second-generation young adults in the United States were thriving, but some youth face persistent challenges.
The Second Generation in the United States
About 31 million U.S. residents in 2006 were children of immigrants.
America's Emigrants: U.S. Retirement Migration to Mexico and Panama
Lower costs, tax benefits, and retiree visa programs drew growing numbers of Americans to Mexico and Panama.
America's Human Rights Challenge: International Human Rights Implications of U.S. Immigration Enforcement Actions Post-September 11
Post-9/11 U.S. immigration enforcement, from detention without cause to racial profiling, violate due process protections enshrined in international human rights law.
Fall Forecast: Immigration Reform Unlikely, Census Bureau Issues New Data on the U.S. Foreign-Born Population
With comprehensive immigration reform stalled in Congress in 2006, U.S. census data showed a 16 percent growth in the U.S. foreign-born population from 2000 to 2005.