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KEY FINDINGS ABOUT U.S. IMMIGRANTS

20 metropolitan areas with

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immigrants in 2018

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Key findings about U.S. immigrants

Among new immigrant arrivals, Asians outnumber

Hispanics

U.S. immigrants are seen more as a strength than a

burden to the country

Mexico, China and India are top birthplaces for

immigrants in the U.S.

About one-in-four U.S. immigrants are unauthorized

More than half of U.S. refugees in 2017 were from

D.R. Congo, Iraq, Syria and Somalia

Among new immigrant arrivals, Asians outnumber

Hispanics

Educational attainment among U.S. immigrants, 2017

Mexico, China and India are top birthplaces for

immigrants in the U.S.

More than half of U.S. refugees in 2018 were from

D.R. Congo and Burma

Total U.S. labor force grows since 2007, but number of

unauthorized immigrant workers declines

Unauthorized immigrants are a quarter of the U.S.

foreign-born population

U.S. foreign-born population reached 45 million in

2015, projected to reach 78 million by 2065

U.S. immigrants are seen more as a strength than a

burden to the country

20 metropolitan areas with the largest number of

immigrants in 2017

Half of immigrants in U.S. are English proficient as of

2017

U.S. deportations of immigrants slightly down in 2017

Among new immigrant arrivals, Asians outnumber

Hispanics

Educational attainment among U.S. immigrants, 2017

Total U.S. labor force grows since 2007, but number of

unauthorized immigrant workers declines

Unauthorized immigrants are almost a quarter of U.S.

foreign-born population

Immigrant share of U.S. population nears historic high

U.S. immigrants are seen more as a strength than a

burden to the country

U.S. deportations of immigrants slightly up in 2018

Half of immigrants in U.S. are English proficient as of

2018

Total U.S. labor force grows since 2007, but number of

unauthorized immigrant workers declines

Educational attainment among U.S. immigrants, 2018

More than half of U.S. refugees in 2019 were from

D.R. Congo and Burma

U.S. foreign-born population reached 45 million in

2015, projected to reach 78 million by 2065

Unauthorized immigrants are almost a quarter of U.S.

foreign-born population

Immigrant share of U.S. population nears historic high

20 metropolitan areas with the largest number of

immigrants in 2018

Mexico, China and India are among top birthplaces for

immigrants in the U.S.

Among new immigrant arrivals, Asians outnumber

Hispanics

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