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Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065
Recent Arrivals Less Likely than U.S. Born to Have Finished High School
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- Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065
- U.S. Foreign-Born Share Projected to Hit Record Milestone by 2065
- Immigrants and Their Descendants Accounted for 72 Million in U.S. Population Growth from 1965 to 2015; Projected to Account for 103 Million More by 2065
- U.S. Foreign-Born Population Reached 45 Million in 2015, Projected to Reach 78 Million by 2065
- Post-1965 Immigration Wave Reshapes America’s Racial and Ethnic Population Makeup
- Asians Projected to Become the Largest Immigrant Group, Surpassing Hispanics
- Sources of Immigration to the U.S., by Era
- Half Say Immigrants in the U.S. Are Making Crime, the Economy Worse, but Food, Music and the Arts Are Better
- European and Asian Immigrants Viewed Most Positively
- The Number of Immigrants Coming to the U.S. Peaked in 2005
- Latin American, Asian Immigrants Make Up Most of Post-1965 Immigration
- First- and Second-Generation Share of the Population to Reach Record High in 2065
- Immigrants and Descendants Account for 72 Million in Population Growth from 1965 to 2015
- Immigration Projected to Account for 103 million in U.S. Population Growth by 2065
- Percent Change in the Foreign-Born Population, by Decade, 1965-2015 and 2015-2065
- Asian, Hispanic U.S. Population Shares Have Grown Rapidly Since 1965
- Impact of Immigration on Population Growth of Major Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States, 1965-2015
- By 2055, the U.S. Will Have No Racial or Ethnic Majority Group
- Projected Impact of Immigration on Population Growth of Major Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States, 2015-2065
- Asians Projected to Become the Largest Immigrant Group, Surpassing Hispanics
- U.S. Median Age Projected to Rise to 42 by 2065
- The Number of Immigrants Coming to the U.S. Peaked in 2005
- Region of Birth of Recent Immigrant Arrivals
- Asia Largest Source of Recent Arrivals
- Region of Birth of Recent Immigrant Arrivals
- Settlement of Recent Arrivals: Growing Concentration, then Dispersion
- Marked Changes in the Race and Ethnicity of Recent Arrivals
- Recent Arrivals Are Once Again Majority Female
- Fewer Recent Arrivals Are Children
- Educational Attainment of Newly Arrived Immigrants Has Increased
- Recent Arrivals Less Likely than U.S. Born to Have Finished High School
- Recent Arrivals More Likely than the U.S. Born to Have Finished College and Advanced Degrees
- Occupation Distribution of Recently Arrived Immigrants
- Gap in Typical Family Income Has Widened
- Poverty of Recently Arrived Immigrants Has Grown
- More Newly Arrived Immigrants Have at Least Finished High School
- More Newly Arrived Immigrants Have Finished College
- Median Family Income of Recent Immigrant Arrivals
- Majority of Americans Say There Are Recent Immigrants in Their Communities
- Immigrants in a Word
- Immigrants’ Impact on U.S. Society Seen as More Positive than Negative
- More Americans Today See Immigrants As a Strength than a Burden for the Nation
- European and Asian Immigrants Viewed Most Positively
- Six-in-Ten Republicans View Latin American Immigrants’ Impact on U.S. Negatively
- Half Say Immigrants in the U.S. Are Making Crime and Economy Worse
- More Say Immigrants Have Little Effect in Own Communities
- Most Americans Think Immigrants Come to U.S. for Economic Opportunities
- Most Americans Say Immigrants Are Not Adopting American Customs or Learning English Quickly Enough
- Majority of Americans, U.S. Immigrants Say U.S. Immigration System Needs Major Changes
- Half Say Immigration Should be Decreased
- Republicans Prefer Giving Higher Priority to Skilled Worker Immigrants