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Immigration Data Matters

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Immigration Data Matters

This useful online guide links users directly to the most credible, high-quality data on immigrants and immigration in the United States and internationally. The easy-to-use publication includes more than 250 data resources compiled by governmental and authoritative nongovernmental sources.

The guide covers a wide range of topics, among them foreign-born population stocks and flows, humanitarian and labour migration, naturalization, education and language attainment, labour force participation, income and poverty rates, remittance size and flow, immigration enforcement actions, public opinion, religious affiliation, and development indicators.

Date of Publication
Target Audience
Academia
Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Migrant Association
Author
Jeanne Batalova
Andriy Shymonyak
Michelle Mittelstadt
Source / Publisher
Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
Cross Cutting Theme
Rule of law and due process
Sustainable development
Status
Published

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