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College-Educated Immigrants in the United States
Immigrants accounted for 17 percent of college-educated U.S. adults in 2018, yet nearly one in four worked below their credential level.
The U.S. Immigration Policymaker-in-Chief: The Long History of Executive Authority over Immigration
This discussion examines the long tradition of the U.S. president as immigration policymaker in chief, the Trump administration’s substantial use of executive power to change the country’s course on immigration, and how the president’s role in immigration policy is a inevitability that should be carefully considered and reimagined in any blueprint for immigration reform or strategy for activism on immigration.
The Digital Divide Hits U.S. Immigrant Households Disproportionately during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Immigrants are disproportionately caught on the wrong side of the digital divide, a gap made clear by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Educating English Learners during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Policy Ideas for States and School Districts
COVID-19 school closures deepened inequities for the 5 million English Learners, exposing gaps in technology access, teacher training, and equity funding.
Immigration Enforcement and the Mental Health of Latino High School Students
Surveys of Latino high school students in 2018–19 found widespread enforcement fears, with more than half meeting clinical thresholds for anxiety, PTSD, or depression.
Excluding Millions: How Trump Administration Changes to the Decennial Census Could Leave Out U.S. Citizens and Immigrants
This MPI webinar, featuring a former U.S. Census Bureau director and other top experts, focused on the many challenges facing the 2020 Census could affect the count and representation of immigrant communities, difficulties inherent in data matching to determine legal status, and the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the administration’s actions.
Haitian Immigrants in the United States
Even as the number of Haitian immigrants in the United States rose to new levels in 2018, the population faces an uncertain legal future.
Impending USCIS Furloughs Will Contribute to a Historic Drop in U.S. Immigration Levels
USCIS furloughs, visa suspensions, and presidential bans together likely will drive an unprecedented collapse in U.S. immigration, with long-term demographic and economic impacts.
A Bumpy Path to U.S. Citizenship: A Survey of Changing USCIS Practices
Marking the launch of MPI report on USCIS’s evolving procedures for handling citizenship applications, this webinar focuses on the findings from a national survey of naturalization assistance providers. The discussion also examines the increasing obstacles to citizenship, and the effects the pandemic-related shutdown and USCIS financial turmoil could have on the ability of would-be Americans to take the oath of citizenship.
Filipino Immigrants in the United States
Just over 2 million Filipino immigrants lived in the United States as of 2019, with median household incomes of $93,000 and high educational attainment rates.
