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International Migration is Projected to Become Primary Driver of U.S. Population Growth for First Time in Nearly Two Centuries

Categories: Headlines,Immigration/Migration,Population/Census,Statistics

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/population/cb13-89.html

Press release on three new population projections which show international migration exceeding natural increase (births minus deaths) as the main cause of U.S. population growth for the first time since at least 1850.    From the Census Bureau

 

A Description of the Immigrant Population: 2013 Update

Categories: Immigration/Migration,Laws/Regulations,Statistics

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44134_Description_of_Immigrant_Population.pdf

 

Updates information from a June 2011 report on A Description of the Immigrant Population: An Update in response to a congressional question relating to proposed immigrant legislation.  From the Congressional Budget Office.

 

How CBO Would Analyze the Economic Effects of Proposals to Make Major Changes in Immigration Policy

Categories: Business/Economics,Govt Finance,Immigration/Migration,Laws/Regulations

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44109_EconomicEffectsOfImmigrationReform.pdf

Describes the difficulties of trying to analyze the economic effects of major immigration law change, especially because such legislation would increase the potential size of the U.S. labor force.  From the Congressional Budget Office

 

Refugees and Asylees: 2012

Categories: Homeland Security,Immigration/Migration,Statistics

http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/ois_rfa_fr_2012.pdf

Provides information on the number of persons admitted to the U.S. as refugees or granted asylum in the U.S. in 2012 and where they came from.   From the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security

 

U.S. Naturalizations: 2012

Categories: China,Homeland Security,Immigration/Migration,India,Mexico,Philippines,Statistics

http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/ois_natz_fr_2012.pdf

Presents information on the number and characteristics of foreign nationals aged 18 and over who naturalized during 2012.  The leading countries of origin of the 757,434 persons naturalizing were Mexico, the Philippines, India, the Dominican Republic, and the People’s Republic of China.  From the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security

 

U.S. Legal Permanent Residents: 2012

Categories: Homeland Security,Immigration/Migration,Statistics

http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/ois_lpr_fr_2012_2.pdf

A total of 1,031,631 persons became legal permanent residents of the U.S. in 2012.  Presents information on the number and characteristics of persons who became legal permanent residents in 2012 including leading countries of birth of new residents.  From the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security

 

Census Flows Mapper

Categories: Immigration/Migration,Maps/Geography,Population/Census,Statistics

http://flowsmapper.geo.census.gov/flowsmapper/flowsmapper.html

A web mapping application that provides users with an interface to view, save, and print county-to-county migration flows maps of the United. States.  From the Census Bureau

 

New Migration Tables Show County-to-County Moves Across U.S.

Categories: Immigration/Migration,Population/Census,Statistics,Urban Issues

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb13-52.html

 

Press release with information about number and direction of major movers during the 2006-2010 time period.  Also provides links to County-to-County Migration Flow Tables.  From the Census Bureau.

 

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