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Immigration Data Matters

This easy-to-use online guide compiles some of the most credible governmental and authoritative nongovernmental data sources pertaining to immigrants and immigration in the United States and internationally. The guide directly links users to more than 220 data sources, organized by topic and region, and offers tips on how to access more complicated datasets.

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Modeling Potential U.S. Legal Immigration Cuts, by Category and Top Countries

Wondering the impact of potential cuts to U.S. legal immigration? This interactive tool models the reduction in green cards that would result from proposals to eliminate certain permanent immigration categories, such as the diversity visa or family-sponsored preferences. Users can select different scenarios, displaying effects for the top 20 countries of origin for each category.

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Asylum Recognition Rates in the EU/EFTA by Country

This map illustrates asylum recognition rates in individual European Union Member States and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) by country of origin and year, from 2008 through 2016. This innovative tool also shows the total number of decisions as well as the type of protection status granted.

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The DACA Program and its Recipients

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was begun in 2012 to provide a temporary reprieve from deportation to qualified unauthorized immigrants brought to the United States as children. The research and data resources collected here offer a detailed demographic portrait of this population, as well as legislative scenarios to extend protections to these DREAMers now that DACA is slated for termination.

Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States

Immigration to the United States is the subject of significant debate, with questions ranging from the size of inflows, the role of immigrants in the labor market, and the nature of enforcement, to humanitarian admission policies and the sociodemographic characteristics of new arrivals. As such, it is important for the public to have access to accurate current and historical information. This article offers the top statistics on immigrants and immigration to the United States.

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Map Immigrants by Origin and Destination

Use this data tool—referred to as “one addictive interactive map”—to examine immigrant populations by country of origin and destination. Find out how many Americans live in Mexico, how many Ukrainians in Russia, or Filipinos in Saudi Arabia, for example.

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Country Resources

Interested in quickly finding out what resources MPI and its online journal, the Migration Information Source, have by country? The country resources page allows users to select individual countries and see all the Source articles, MPI research, multimedia, and more that relates to an individual country. This is a great way to dive into everything MPI and the Source have to offer by country.

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State Immigration Data Profiles

Want the latest facts and data on immigrants in the United States? Search U.S. Census data on U.S. immigrants and the native born nationally and by state based on demographic, language and education, workforce, and income indicators.

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