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.
Mexican President Peña Nieto’s Ratings Slip with Economic Reform
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.
Hispanics split on how to address surge in Central American child migrants
Children 12 and under are fastest growing group of unaccompanied minors at U.S.-Mexico border
Latino Jobs Growth Driven by U.S. Born
For the first time in nearly two decades, immigrants do not account for the majority of Hispanic workers in the United States. And most of the job gains made by Hispanics during the economic recovery have gone to U.S.-born workers.
The Shifting Religious Identity of Latinos in the United States
Hispanic Nativity Shift
The slowdown in growth of the Hispanic foreign-born population coincides with a decline in Mexican migration to the U.S.
The Rise of Federal Immigration Crimes
Between 1992 and 2012, the number of offenders sentenced in federal courts more than doubled, driven largely by a 28-fold increase in the number of unlawful reentry convictions.
