Center for Immigration Studies
Launching Today: NAE’s Reason for Reform Campaign and National Day of Action
Today we are excited to officially launch our Reason for Reform campaign. Reason for Reform calls on all those affected by our country’s broken immigration system—from farmers to tech leaders, students to faith communities, and others—to give their reasons for reform by recording brief, 30-second videos from cell… Read More
One of Western Michigan’s Most Respected Lawyers Says Deporting Undocumented Immigrants Will Hurt American Workers
Raquel Salas has come a long way from her humble roots in the Dominican Republic, where her family lived in a cement-walled home with patchy electricity and no running water. Today, she’s a successful Grand Rapids lawyer with her own full-service firm, Avanti Law, that boasts 18 employees and $1.1… Read More
The Contributions of New Americans in Wyoming
While only 4 percent of Wyoming’s residents are foreign-born, the state’s immigrant population has been rapidly increasing in recent decades. In 1990, Wyoming was home to fewer than 8,000 immigrants?—?a group that made up a mere 1.7 percent of the state’s population. By 2010, that figure had risen to 2.9… Read More
The Contributions of New Americans in Washington, D.C.
As our nation’s capital and epicenter of international relations, it is no surprise that a large and growing share of the Washington, D.C. population is made up of immigrants. Today almost one out of every seven people living in the district was born in another country. That percentage has steadily… Read More
The Contributions of New Americans in Washington
After decades when states such as California, Florida, and New York attracted the majority of immigrants to the United States, Washington has emerged in recent decades as an increasingly popular destination for America’s immigrants. In 1990, immigrants accounted for 6.6 percent of Washington’s total population. By 2010, that share had… Read More
The Contributions of New Americans in Pennsylvania
Over the past several decades, Pennsylvania has emerged as an increasingly popular destination for our country’s immigrants. In 1990, there were roughly 369,000 foreign-born residents living in Pennsylvania, a group that accounted for 3.1 percent of the state’s population overall. By 2010, that share had nearly doubled, reaching 5.7 percent. Read More
The Contributions of New Americans in Oregon
Over the past several decades, Oregon has emerged as an increasingly popular destination for many newly arrived immigrants looking to build new lives in the United States. In 1990, immigrants accounted for almost 5 percent of Oregon’s total population. By 2010, that share had doubled, reaching almost 9.8 percent. In… Read More
The Contributions of New Americans in New York
New York, our country’s third largest state by population, is a giant among even the most immigrant-rich states. From the 1960s to the 1990s, New York was one of seven states that as a group attracted between 60 to 75 percent of all the immigrants arriving in America each year. Read More
The Contributions of New Americans in New Hampshire
New Hampshire is one of several states in the country that, while traditionally not boasting a huge foreign-born population, is increasingly becoming a popular destination for immigrants now. As recently as 1990, just 3.7 percent of New Hampshire’s population was foreign-born. By 2010, that share had grown to 5.4 percent. Read More
The Contributions of New Americans in New Hampshire
New Hampshire is one of several states in the country that, while traditionally not boasting a huge foreign-born population, is increasingly becoming a popular destination for immigrants now. As recently as 1990, just 3.7 percent of New Hampshire’s population was foreign-born. By 2010, that share had grown to 5.4 percent. Read More
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