U.S. is Top Destination for World’s Migrants
An estimated 214 million people worldwide reside in a country other than the one where they were born. The U.S. is home to more migrants than any other country — 42.8 million.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
This study focuses on the religious affiliation of international migrants, examining patterns of migration among seven major groups: Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, adherents of other religions and the religiously unaffiliated.
Spotlight on the United States The United States is often described as “a nation of immigrants,” a phrase coined by John F. Kennedy in an essay written in 1958 when he was the junior senator from Massachusetts.8 As the future president wrote, “This was the secret of America: a nation of people with the fresh […]
This report begins where all international migrants begin – in their home countries. More than 77 million migrants, or about 36% of the worldwide total, have come from the 10 leading origin countries. Overall, Mexico has been the largest single source of migrants (12.9 million), followed closely by India (11.8 million) and Russia (11.3 million). […]
The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not publish a news index report this week. However, the data is available.
The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not publish a news index report this week. However, the data is available.