Selected U.S. Immigration Legislation and Executive Actions, 1790 – 2014
Explore how immigration in the U.S. was shaped by laws and acts in this interactive timeline of U.S. immigration legislation since the 1790s.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Race and Ethnicity
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From Ireland to Germany to Italy to Mexico: How America’s Source of Immigrants Has Changed in the States, 1850 – 2013
Explore the top countries of origin for immigrants in each state from 1850 to 2013.
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Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065
The nation’s foreign-born population has swelled from 10 million in 1965 to a record 45 million in 2015. By 2065, the U.S. will have a projected 78 million immigrants.
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How the U.S. compares with other countries taking in refugees
Although Europe is struggling to manage the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere, the countries facing the biggest refugee impacts are the ones closest to the fighting.
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Fewer immigrants in Congress today than in years past
Members of Congress today are less likely to be immigrants, especially compared with other periods of history when surges of new arrivals occurred, a new analysis by the Pew Research Center finds.
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Selected U.S. Immigration Legislation and Executive Actions, 1790-2014
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From Ireland to Germany to Italy to Mexico: How America’s source of immigrants has changed in the states, 1850 to 2013
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The many ways to measure economic inequality
Just what is “economic inequality”? Depends on whom you ask.
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The art and science of the scatterplot
This type of chart is growing more popular, but just half of those with a high school education or less correctly interpreted one in our science quiz.
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2013 Recontact Survey of Asian Americans
Field dates: 10/16/13 – 10/31/13 Respondents: Nationally-representative sample of 802 Asian Americans ages 18 and older. Margin of Error: +/- 5.0 percentage points at the 95% confidence interval. This survey focused on politics, attitudes regarding immigration legislation, illegal immigration, and naturalization.
