Immigration has historically been an important driver of U.S. population growth and immigrants are a significant share of the nation’s workers: About 45 million foreign-born people lived in the United States in 2022, making up about 14 percent of the U.S. population and around 17 percent of the labor force. Our posts cover research on the impacts of changing immigration policies; the contributions of immigrants to economic growth; how immigration affects the wages of native-born workers; the contribution of immigrants to government coffers as well as their use of public benefits; among other topics.
December 10, 2024
The growth of the working-age population born in the U.S. has slowed dramatically — particularly among less-educated workers. Has immigration filled the gap?
October 9, 2024
Research on previous episodes of increased immigration enforcement sheds light on the impact deportations can have on labor markets, crime, and civic life.
May 28, 2024
The availability of immigrant workers can impact the options available to care for the elderly, as well as the quality of care they receive.
June 6, 2023
The population of immigrant minors from Central America has been rising. But the trend differs from what data on unaccompanied minors at the border would indicate.
March 7, 2022
Net migration to the U.S. declined significantly over the last 5 years due to Trump administration policies, processing backlogs, the pandemic, and other factors.
January 11, 2022
By the end of 2021 there were about 2 million fewer working-age immigrants in the U.S. than there would have been if immigration trends had continued unchanged.
May 5, 2021
In this episode of EconoFact Explains, we highlight current evidence on the long-term fiscal impacts of immigrants.
March 25, 2021
Deportations ramped up during the Trump administration but fell far short of levels reached in the Bush and Obama years of 2008-2011. The use of detention rose.
June 17, 2020
COVID-19 job losses are particularly large among non-citizens, who are especially vulnerable because they have limited access to social safety net protections.