Key findings about U.S. immigrants
Mexico, China and India are top birthplaces for immigrants in the U.S.
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- Key findings about U.S. immigrants
- Among new immigrant arrivals, Asians outnumber Hispanics
- U.S. immigrants are seen more as a strength than a burden to the country
- Mexico, China and India are top birthplaces for immigrants in the U.S.
- About one-in-four U.S. immigrants are unauthorized
- More than half of U.S. refugees in 2017 were from D.R. Congo, Iraq, Syria and Somalia
- Among new immigrant arrivals, Asians outnumber Hispanics
- Educational attainment among U.S. immigrants, 2017
- More than half of U.S. refugees in 2018 were from D.R. Congo and Burma
- Total U.S. labor force grows since 2007, but number of unauthorized immigrant workers declines
- Unauthorized immigrants are a quarter of the U.S. foreign-born population
- U.S. foreign-born population reached 45 million in 2015, projected to reach 78 million by 2065
- U.S. immigrants are seen more as a strength than a burden to the country
- 20 metropolitan areas with the largest number of immigrants in 2017
- Half of immigrants in U.S. are English proficient as of 2017
- U.S. deportations of immigrants slightly down in 2017
- Among new immigrant arrivals, Asians outnumber Hispanics
- Educational attainment among U.S. immigrants, 2017
- Total U.S. labor force grows since 2007, but number of unauthorized immigrant workers declines
- Unauthorized immigrants are almost a quarter of U.S. foreign-born population
- Immigrant share of U.S. population nears historic high
- U.S. immigrants are seen more as a strength than a burden to the country
- U.S. deportations of immigrants slightly up in 2018
- Half of immigrants in U.S. are English proficient as of 2018
- Total U.S. labor force grows since 2007, but number of unauthorized immigrant workers declines
- Educational attainment among U.S. immigrants, 2018
- More than half of U.S. refugees in 2019 were from D.R. Congo and Burma
- U.S. foreign-born population reached 45 million in 2015, projected to reach 78 million by 2065
- Unauthorized immigrants are almost a quarter of U.S. foreign-born population
- Immigrant share of U.S. population nears historic high
- 20 metropolitan areas with the largest number of immigrants in 2018
- Mexico, China and India are among top birthplaces for immigrants in the U.S.
- Among new immigrant arrivals, Asians outnumber Hispanics
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