Immigration (2014)

U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Population Trends, 1990-2012

Explore U.S. unauthorized immigrant population trends for states of residence, as well as for international regions and largest countries of birth, based on Pew Research Center estimates.

Unauthorized Immigrants in the U.S., 2012

Unauthorized Immigrant Totals Rise in 7 States, Fall in 14

Decline in Those From Mexico Fuels Most State Decreases

Latino Support for Democrats Falls, but Democratic Advantage Remains

Democrats maintain a wide, but diminished, advantage among Hispanic registered voters, 54% of whom say a candidate’s position on immigration is not a deal-breaker in determining their vote.

As Growth Stalls, Unauthorized Immigrant Population Becomes More Settled

The number of unauthorized immigrants living in the United States has stabilized since the end of the Great Recession and shows no sign of rising, according to new Pew Research Center estimates. The marked slowdown in new arrivals means that those who remain are more likely to be long-term residents, and to live with their U.S.-born children.

Puerto Rican Population Declines on Island, Grows on U.S. Mainland

Puerto Ricans have left the financially troubled island for the U.S. mainland this decade in their largest numbers since the Great Migration after World War II, citing job-related reasons above all others.

Latino Jobs Growth Driven by U.S. Born

Immigrants No Longer the Majority of Hispanic Workers

Hispanic Nativity Shift

U.S. births drive population growth as immigration stalls

2012, Foreign-Born Population in the United States Statistical Portrait

Catholics, other Christians support immigration reform, but say faith plays small role