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Fact Sheets
October 2003
This fact sheet provides an estimate and brief description of the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States in 2003.
Fact Sheets
September 2003
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, changes to visa policies, new security procedures, and measures to combat fraud contributed to a shift in the traditional composition of immigration flows. This report highlights recent data on immigrants to the U.S. and offers key analysis of what these figures mean in terms of U.S. policy.
Articles
August 1, 2003
MPI’s Jill Wilson provides an in-depth look at the United States’ population of people born in Africa.
Articles
June 1, 2003
MPI Research Assistant Kevin O'Neil outlines key aspects of remittances from the United States.
Articles
May 1, 2003
MPI’s Ramah McKay examines the family reunification program, which accounts for approximately two-thirds of permanent immigration to the U.S. each year.
Articles
April 1, 2003
With the war in Iraq intensifying, the media has focused on the Iraqi foreign born in the United States. To ensure the accuracy of public debate, MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco uses U.S. Census Bureau statistics to describe the size of the Iraqi immigrant population.
Articles
April 1, 2003
MPI Research Assistants Maia Jachimowicz and Ramah McKay outline the government's "Special Registration" program, which is designed to register foreign visitors from certain designated countries who are already in the United States.
Articles
March 1, 2003
MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco examines the ratio of men to women among various foreign born groups in the United States.