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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.
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Mexican Immigrants in the United States
February 22 — Mexican immigrants have claimed the top spot among all immigrant groups in the United States since the 1980 census. In 2008,
the country's 11.4 million Mexican immigrants accounted for 30.1 percent of all US immigrants and 10 percent of all Mexicans.
MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Mexican-born
unauthorized population.
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Haitian Immigrants in the United States
January 15 — The 535,000 Haitian immigrants residing in the United States in
2008 accounted for 1.4 percent of all US immigrants and the fourth-largest immigrant group from the Caribbean.
MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Haitian-born
unauthorized population.
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Immigration and the United States: Recession Affects Flows, Prospects for Reform
Immigration to the United States continued steadily from the 1970s until the recent recession, which also diminished a sense of urgency to enact
immigration reform legislation. MPI's Kristen McCabe and Doris Meissner provide a comprehensive look at major
legislation and events affecting US immigration, the size and attributes of the immigrant population, and policy changes
under the Obama administration. U.S. Resource Page |
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Data Resources for
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Historical Trends
Important building blocks to help you better
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Policy Beat
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Increasing Evidence That Recession Has Caused Number of Unauthorized Immigrants in US to Drop
March 15 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on the decreasing size of
the unauthorized immigrant population, a ruling against immigration provisions in an Oklahoma law, the rise in detained immigrants
with criminal convictions, and more.
Policy Beat in Brief
Detained Immigrants with Criminal Convictions...
Asylum for German Homeschooling Family...
Haitian TPS Applicants...
US-Cuba Immigration Talks...
Online Visa Applications for Nonimmigrant Visas...
Reversal in Female Genital Mutilation Asylum Case...
State and Local Policy Beat in Brief
Massachusetts Lawsuit over Immigrant Health Care...
Police Policy in Chandler, AZ...
Maricopa County, AZ, Lawsuit...
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