Hispanic Vote Goes for Obama But May Not Lead to Quick Action on Immigration Reform November 17 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on the 2008 presidential election, two Supreme Court cases on immigration, Arizona Proposition 202, and more. The Difficulties of US Asylum Claims Based on Sexual Orientation October 29 — In the United States, asylum on the basis of sexual orientation was first granted in 1994. Swetha Sridharan of the Council on Foreign Relations explains why US immigration law focuses on sexual identity rather than sexual conduct, and what this distinction has meant for asylum seekers. Hispanic Voter Attitudes and the 2008 US Elections October 23 — Latinos in the United States are a fast-growing community that is strategically situated in the 2008 elections. Mark Hugo Lopez and Susan Minushkin of Pew Hispanic Center review the results of a recent survey of Hispanic voters.

Immigration Enforcement in the United States October 8 — In 2006, Department of Homeland Security immigration officials made over 1.2 million apprehensions of immigrants at points of entry along the US border and within the United States. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines the most recent data on immigration enforcement. Filipino Immigrants in the United States September 10 — The 1.6 million Filipino immigrants residing in the United States in 2006 accounted for 4.4 percent of all US immigrants. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Filipino-born unauthorized population. Past Week Past Month Filipino Immigrants in the United States Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants in the United States Immigration Enforcement in the United States A New Century: Immigration and the US Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates The Difficulties of US Asylum Claims Based on Sexual Orientation Chinese Immigrants in the United States Women Migrants in Detention in Mexico: Conditions and Due Process Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrants in Suburban America Mexican Immigrants in the United States Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrants in Suburban America 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.

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