Key facts about Title 42, the pandemic policy that has reshaped immigration enforcement at U.S.-Mexico border
As the debate over the future of Title 42 unfolds, here are answers to key questions about the immigration policy.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
As the debate over the future of Title 42 unfolds, here are answers to key questions about the immigration policy.
The number of immigrants receiving green cards as new lawful U.S. permanent residents bounced back last year to pre-pandemic levels.
The number of Black immigrants living in the country reached 4.6 million in 2019, up from roughly 800,000 in 1980.
Nearly four-in-ten Latinos (39%) say they worry that they, a family member or someone close to them could be deported.
Since Joe Biden took office in 2021, his administration has acted on a number of fronts to reverse Trump-era restrictions on immigration.
With the economic recovery gaining momentum, unemployment among immigrants is about equal with that of U.S.-born workers.
An estimated 870,000 Mexican migrants came to the U.S. between 2013-18, while an estimated 710,000 left the U.S. for Mexico during that time.
Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.
Latinos agree that the U.S. immigration system needs an overhaul; large shares say it requires major changes or needs to be completely rebuilt.
The unauthorized immigrant population’s size and composition has ebbed and flowed significantly over the past 30 years.
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