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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.

Migration Information Source Special Issue: Climate Change

Explore a special series of articles and a related podcast, Changing Climate, Changing Migration, about migration and climate change, featuring analysis and country case studies from top experts.

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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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Immigration Data Matters

This easy-to-use online guide compiles some of the most credible governmental and authoritative nongovernmental data sources pertaining to immigrants and immigration in the United States and internationally. The guide directly links users to more than 220 data sources, organized by topic and region, and offers tips on how to access more complicated datasets.

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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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