College-Educated Immigrant Workers in the United States November 24 — In 2007, 15 percent of all college graduates in the US labor force were immigrants. MPI's Jeanne Batalova and Michael Fix look at their demographic and socioeconomic profile. 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.

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. 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. Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America Indian Immigrants in the United States IRCA: Lessons of the Last US Legalization Program Spotlight on the Iranian Foreign Born The US Refugee Resettlement Program Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates Ecuador: Diversity in Migration Mexican Immigrants in the United States Haitian Immigrants in the United States Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America The US Refugee Resettlement Program Chinese Immigrants in the United States Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates Mexican Immigrants in the United States Mexican Immigrants in the US Labor Force Foreign-Born Wage and Salary Workers in the US Labor Force and Unions Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors Women Migrants in Detention in Mexico: Conditions and Due Process Approximately 400,000 migrants transit through Mexico each year in order to reach the United States, many of them women from Latin America. Gabriela Diaz and Gretchen Kuhner explain how the detention system's structure and new detention procedures affect women.

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