Thursday, February 8, 2018
Need Key Stats about Immigration and Immigrants in the United States? MPI Publishes Latest Version of Useful Fast Facts Article
WASHINGTON —The Migration Policy Institute’s online journal, the Migration Information Source, today published its annual compilation of some of the most frequently sought-after statistics on immigration and immigrants in the United States. Using authoritative data sources, the article offers a look at the country’s nearly 44 million immigrants, and situates immigration trends in both the present day and historically.
With immigration a top focus of current political and public debate in Washington and around the country, it is essential for policymakers, journalists and the general public to have accurate data to help inform their understanding of this complex issue. The article offers data that illuminates some of the key issues being debated currently, including family-based immigration, unauthorized immigrants (including the subset known as DREAMers), the Diversity Visa Program, refugee resettlement and immigration enforcement.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/need-key-stats-about-immigration-and-immigrants-united-states-mpi-publishes-latest-version
