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The United States, with its large and changing immigrant population, has an enormous stake in international migration. Equally important is the impact that US immigration policies have on the rest of the world. With the interests of so many people hanging in the balance, it is crucial that the US immigration policy debate be guided by reliable data and analysis. The US in Focus page aims to provide easy access to this information.
Feature
Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrants in Suburban America
April 30 - Traditional gateways like New York and Los Angeles still attract immigrants. But metro areas including Atlanta, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Austin, Texas, have become new destinations for immigrants as Audrey Singer, Susan W. Hardwick, and Caroline B. Brettell explain.
Spotlight
Mexican Immigrants in the United States
April 23 — In 2006, more than 11.5 million Mexican immigrants resided in the United States, accounting for 30.7 percent of all US immigrants. MPI's Jeanne Batalova examines the number of Mexican immigrants in the United States, their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Mexican-born unauthorized population.
Country Profile
United States
Immigration, perhaps more than any other social, political, or economic process, has shaped the United States over the past century. As the 21st century unfolds, security concerns and immigration reform will continue to shape who enters the community and how.

Data Resources for the United States
Maps of the Foreign Born Maps of the Foreign Born in the US
View maps of the distribution of the five largest foreign-born groups in the United States by county.

Whos Where Who's Where in the United States?
Find out where different foreign-born groups live in the United States.

State Map State Data on the Foreign Born
Generate fact sheets with information on the states and regions of the United States.

US Historical Trends
Important building blocks to help you better understand US immigration trends and patterns.

Global Data Center Global Data Center
Generate tables and graphs to analyze international migration data for the United States and other countries.

Previous Articles
Material Support to Terrorism — Consequences for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the United States

Selecting Economic Stream Immigrants through Points Systems

After-School Institutions in Chinese and Korean Immigrant Communities: A Model for Others?

Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America

Studying Second-Generation Immigrants: Methodological Challenges and Innovative Solutions

US State and Local Governments Respond to Federal Inaction on Immigration

US Immigration Reform: Better Luck Next Year

Today's Immigration Policy Debates: Do We Need a Little History?

Becoming American/Becoming New Yorkers: The Second Generation in a Majority Minority City

The Second Generation in Early Adulthood: New Findings from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study

Why Immigrants Lack Adequate Access to Health Care and Health Insurance

America's Emigrants: US Retirement Migration to Mexico and Panama

The People Perceived as a Threat to Security: Arab Americans Since September 11

Family Obligation Among Children in Immigrant Families

Rethinking the Last 200 Years of US Immigration Policy

Debunking the Myth of Immigrant Criminality: Imprisonment Among First- and Second-Generation Young Men

Immigration Reform and the Catholic Church

American Immigration Reform from a Scandinavian Perspective

Central Americans and Asylum Policy in the Reagan Era

National Policies and the Rise of Transnational Gangs

Second-Generation Mexicans: Getting Ahead or Falling Behind?

Countering Terrorist Mobility

From Horseback to High-Tech: US Border Enforcement

The Changing Face of the Gulf Coast: Immigration to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama

Characteristics of the European Born in the United States

Immigrant Children, Urban Schools, and the No Child Left Behind Act

The Global Struggle with Illegal Migration: No End in Sight

Solving the Unauthorized Migrant Problem: Proposed Legislation in the US

The Declining Enforcement of Employer Sanctions

Unauthorized Migrants Living in the United States: A Mid-Decade Portrait

"One Face at the Border" - Is It Working?

The US Refugee Program in Transition

US Detention of Asylum Seekers and Human Rights

Placing American Emigration to Canada in Context


Policy Beat
USCIS Receives 163,000 H-1B Applications for Fiscal Year 2009
April 15 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on the USCIS naturalization application backlog, final Real ID regulations, proposed H-2A visa changes, and more.

Policy Beat in Brief
Border Fence Deadlines...
Naturalization Backlog...
FBI Name Checks...

State and Local Policy Beat in Brief
Arizona and Colorado Guest Worker Programs...
Rhode Island Executive Order...
Previous Spotlights

Immigrants in the US Armed Forces

Characteristics of the Foreign Born in the US
Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Foreign-Born Wage and Salary Workers in the US Labor Force and Unions

The Recently Arrived Foreign Born in the United States

Foreign-Born Health-Care Workers in the United States

The Foreign Born in the Armed Services

Spotlight on Foreign Born in Areas Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Foreign-Born Self-Employed in the United States

College-Educated Foreign Born in the US Labor Force

Educational Attainment of the Foreign Born in the United States

Sex Ratios of the Foreign Born in the United States

English Abilities of the US Foreign-Born Population

Characteristics of the Foreign Born in the United States: Results from Census 2000

Settlement Patterns of the Foreign Born in the United States: Results from Census 2000

Immigrant Women

Foreign-Born Populations by Country/Region of Origin
Spotlight on the Foreign Born of Pakistani Origin in the United States

Detailed Characteristics of the Caribbean Born in the United States

Spotlight on the Iranian Foreign Born

Detailed Characteristics of the South American Born in the United States

The Central American Foreign Born in the United States

Characteristics of the Asian Born in the United States

Characteristics of the African Born in the United States

Characteristics of the European Born in the United States

The Foreign-Born Hmong in the United States

The Foreign Born from Korea in the United States

The Foreign Born from the Dominican Republic in the United States

The African Foreign Born in the United States

The Foreign Born from Canada in the United States

Spotlight on Haitians in the United States

Mexican Immigrants in the US Labor Force

The Foreign Born from Vietnam in the United States

The Foreign Born from China in the United States

The Foreign Born from India in the United States

The Foreign Born from the Philippines in the United States

The Foreign Born from Mexico in the United States

African-born Residents of the United States

Foreign-Born Hispanics in the United States

Hispanos nacidos en el extranjero que viven en los Estados Unidos

Immigrants and Immigration and Social Policies in the US
Spotlight on Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States

Spotlight on Naturalization Trends in Advance of the 2008 Elections

Spotlight on Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors

The Second Generation in the United States

Spotlight on Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States

Spotlight on Naturalization Trends

Spotlight on Limited English Proficient Students in the United States

Who Does What in US Immigration

The US Refugee Resettlement Program

Naturalization in the United States

Family Reunification

Iraqi Immigrants in the United States

'Special Registration' Program

Immigrants and Welfare Use

Remittances and Development
Remittances from the United States in Context

Statistics on US Immigration
Spotlight on Refugees and Asylees in the United States

Spotlight on Legal Immigration to the United States

Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants in the United States

Spotlight on Immigration Enforcement in the United States

Spotlight on Legal Immigration to the United States

Spotlight on Refugees and Asylees in the United States

US Immigration Statistics in 2003

Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors

Temporary High-Skilled Migration

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