Immigration to the United States is the subject of significant debate, with questions ranging from the size of inflows, the role of immigrants in the labor market, and the nature of enforcement, to humanitarian admission policies and the sociodemographic characteristics of new arrivals.

Founded in 2001, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) has established itself as a leading nonpartisan, evidence-informed institution in the field of migration policy and as a source of authoritative research, learning opportunities, and new policy ideas.

This article draws on statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau (using its 2022 American Community Survey [ACS], 2023 Current Population Survey [CPS], and 2000 decennial census); the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and State; and the Migration Policy Institute (MPI).

The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is an American non-partisan [2] [3] think tank established in 2001 by Kathleen Newland and Demetrios G. Papademetriou.

Jul 11, 2024 · The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) today released its latest estimates of the size of the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States, pegging the number at 11.3 million in mid-2022. That figure is up from 11.2 million in 2021 and 11.0 million in 2019.

The U.S. Immigration Policy Program analyzes U.S. policies and their impacts, as well as the complex demographic, economic, political, foreign policy, and other forces that shape immigration to the United States.

Sep 23, 2022 · We called Muzaffar Chishti of the Migration Policy Institute. The underlying presumption of this gambit of sending people North is that border states face a disproportionate burden. They're...

immigrants and refugees in the United States. In his work related to adult education and workforce development, he researches programs that promote the integration of immigrants and examines the broader policies that govern adult skills systems. © 2023 Migration Policy Institute

6 days ago · The three estimates of unauthorized immigrants come from the Center for Migration Studies, Pew Research Center, and Migration Policy Institute. CMS and Pew analyses are developed from the 2022 American Community Survey data; note that the MPI data is based on five years from 2015 to 2019.

In June 2021, Migration Policy Institute (MPI) released their latest study on un- and underemployed immigrants in the United States: “Leaving Money on the Table: The Persistence of Brain Waste among College-Educated Immigrants” by Jeanne Batalova and Michael Fix.