Immigration & Economy

The number of international migrants grew to 281 million in 2020; 3.6% of the world’s people lived outside their country of birth that year.

Immigrants – particularly those from African nations – are a growing share of the U.S. Black population.

Most Latino immigrants say they would come to the U.S. again.

Fewer than 1 million foreign students enrolled for either online or in-person classes at U.S. universities in the 2020-21 school year.

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With the economic recovery gaining momentum, unemployment among immigrants is about equal with that of U.S.-born workers.

El Salvador experienced a 40% drop in remittances in April 2020 compared with April 2019, the largest decline among the six nations analyzed.

Remittances – money sent by migrants to their home countries – are projected to fall by a record 20% this year.

About three-quarters of U.S. adults say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want.

More than four-in-ten U.S. businesses with paid employees are in industries likely to be financially affected more deeply by the outbreak.