Statistical Portrait of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1960 – 2013
There were a record 41.3 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2013, making up 13.1% of the nation’s population, a fourfold increase since 1960. These interactive charts explore immigration population trends, from origin to length of time in the U.S., to age and language use.
Selected U.S. Immigration Legislation and Executive Actions, 1790 – 2014
Explore how immigration in the U.S. was shaped by laws and acts in this interactive timeline of U.S. immigration legislation since the 1790s.
Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065
Views of Immigration’s Impact on U.S. Society Mixed
Share of Unauthorized Immigrant Workers in Production, Construction Jobs Falls Since 2007
In States, Hospitality, Manufacturing and Construction Are Top Industries
Testimony of Jeffrey S. Passel – Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, Industries and Occupations
Written testimony submitted to U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for a hearing on: Securing the Border: Defining the Current Population Living in the Shadows and Addressing Future Flows
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
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.
The Rise of Federal Immigration Crimes
Unlawful Reentry Drives Growth
On Immigration Policy, Deportation Relief Seen As More Important Than Citizenship
A Survey of Hispanics and Asian Americans
Latinos’ Views of Illegal Immigration’s Impact on Their Community Improve
Unauthorized Immigration
Slideshow of key findings from the report, “Population Decline of Unauthorized Immigrants Stalls, May Have Reversed”
Population Decline of Unauthorized Immigrants Stalls, May Have Reversed
New Estimate: 11.7 million in 2012
Are Unauthorized Immigrants Overwhelmingly Democrats?
How Many Unauthorized Immigrants Would Become U.S. Citizens?
Unauthorized Immigrants: How Pew Research Counts Them and What We Know About Them
A Nation of Immigrants
A Portrait of the 40 Million, Including 11 Million Unauthorized
Unauthorized Immigrants: 11.1 Million in 2011
Up to 1.7 Million Unauthorized Immigrant Youth May Benefit from New Deportation Rules
Up to 1.7 million unauthorized immigrants ages 30 and under who arrived in the U.S. as children are eligible for a new Obama administration program that would shield them from deportation and enable them to apply for temporary but renewable work permits, according to updated estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center.
