Estimates of the Size and Characteristics of the Undocumented Population

Provides an estimate of the size, national origins, and demographic composition of the unauthorized migrant population living in the U.S. Includes the growth of undocumented migrants in states that previously had relatively small foreign-born populations

The Rise of the Second Generation: Changing Patterns in Hispanic Population Growth

Provides a detailed look at demographic trends, based on projections of Hispanic population growth from 2000 to 2050

U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade

Estimates changes in the 2007-09 inflow of unauthorized immigrants compared with 2000-07 by state, country of origin, gender, and age; their share in the labor force, and impact on the overall unauthorized population. Considers contributing factors

Trends in Unauthorized Immigration: Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow

Analyzes trends in the populations and annual inflows of undocumented and legal immigrants in the United States between 2000 and 2008. Presents findings on the composition of the foreign-born population in terms of arrival year and country of birth

U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050

Projects population growth, new immigrants and their descendants as a percentage of that growth, and changes in the population's ethnic/racial composition. Analyzes the "dependency ratio" of children and elderly to working-age Americans

Mexican Immigrants: How Many Come? How Many Leave?

Based on U.S. and Mexican government data, analyzes 2001-09 trends in the flow of Mexican immigrants into the United States and that of Mexican-born migrants returning from the U.S. Examines claims that migrants are leaving due to the 2008-09 recession

Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010

Analyzes trends in the estimated number of unauthorized immigrants overall, in the workforce, and of newborns with at least one unauthorized-immigrant parent. Examines unauthorized populations by state, share of state population, and settlement patterns

Unauthorized Immigrants and Their U.S.-Born Children

Analyzes data on the number, age distribution, fertility, and family structure of legal and unauthorized immigrants and the percentage of their children among all U.S. children and of the U.S.-born and foreign-born among their children

A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States

Presents a demographic snapshot of the unauthorized immigrant population, including growth rates, regions of origin and settlement, family structure, portions of schoolchildren and the labor force, education, income level, and health insurance status

How Many Hispanics? Comparing New Census Counts With the Latest Census Estimates

Examines differences between 2010 census data on the Latino/Hispanic population nationwide as well as in each state with April 2010 estimates by the Census Bureau. Compares results with the 1990 and 2000 census counts