- "In absolute numbers, the United States has by far the highest number of immigrant population in the world, with 50,661,149 people as of 2019."
Studying the demographics of the area throughout history, including immigration patterns and the impact of various cultural groups on the local community.
Immigration patterns: Understanding the patterns of immigration in a region helps to understand how different communities were formed over time.
Demographics: Studying demographics helps identify the makeup of a community, such as age, sex, education level, employment status, etc.
Immigration laws: Understanding the laws and policies that govern immigration at a national level is essential to grasp how the local policies implemented.
Migration flows: Studying the movement of people within a region can help predict demographic and economic trends.
Economic impacts: Immigration and demographics have a significant influence on the economy of a local area.
Social impacts: Immigration and demographics also have social impacts on the culture, language, and customs of a region.
Historical context: Understanding the historical context of immigration and demographics in a region is necessary to understand the present situation.
Cultural diversity: Appreciating the diverse cultures brought in by immigrants and demographics is essential to maintaining a harmonious society.
Integration policies: Studying the policies of integration implemented by local governments and organizations helps identify the challenges immigrants and demographics face and how to address them.
Language and education: Language and education are vital to the integration of newcomers into local communities. Understanding the linguistic and educational needs of immigrants and demographics help develop policies and strategies to facilitate integration.
Human rights: Studying human rights in the context of immigration and demographics helps ensure the protection of the fundamental rights of all individuals.
Cultural assimilation: Understanding the cultural assimilation process helps understand the challenges faced by immigrants and demographics in adapting to new cultures.
Religious diversity: Understanding the importance of religious diversity in a region is necessary to promote tolerance and respect towards different religions and beliefs.
Environmental impacts: Immigration and demographics can have environmental impacts on a region. Studying these impacts helps develop sustainable policies and strategies.
Political impacts: Immigration and demographics can have political impacts on a region. Studying these impacts helps understand the political and social environment of a region.
Economic Immigration: It refers to the migration of people seeking better economic opportunities and standards of living. They may be highly skilled professionals or low-skilled workers.
Family Reunification: It is migration that occurs when a person joins an already established family member who is living in another country.
Refugee/Asylum Seeker Immigration: It is migration that occurs when people flee their countries due to persecution, war, or human rights abuses.
Student Immigration: It refers to migration where people move to another country for studies.
Humanitarian Immigration: It involves the resettlement of people displaced by natural disasters, famine, or some other crisis.
Age Demographics: It refers to the distribution of people based on age. It includes youth, adults, and seniors.
Racial/Ethnic Demographics: It involves the distribution of people based on their race and ethnicity.
Gender Demographics: It refers to the distribution of people based on their gender.
Educational Demographics: It involves the population based on their educational qualifications.
Economic Demographics: It refers to the population based on their income, occupation or employment status.
Geographic Demographics: It involves population distribution by region, state, or city.
Marital Status Demographics: It refers to the population based on their marital status. It includes single, married, divorced, or widowed people.
LGBT Demographics: It refers to the population based on their sexual orientation.
Language Demographics: It involves the population based on their language preferences and proficiency.
Religious Demographics: It refers to the population based on their religious beliefs and affiliations.
- "This represents 19.1% of the 244 million international migrants worldwide."
- "In 2018, there were almost 90 million immigrants and U.S.-born children of immigrants in the United States."
- "Of these, 48% were the immediate relatives of United States citizens, 20% were family-sponsored, 13% were refugees or asylum seekers, 12% were employment-based preferences, 4.2% were part of the Diversity Immigrant Visa program..."
- "Between 1921 and 1965, policies such as the national origins formula limited immigration and naturalization opportunities for people from areas outside Northwestern Europe."
- "The civil rights movement led to the replacement of these ethnic quotas with per-country limits for family-sponsored and employment-based preference visas."
- "Between 2018 and 2021, the number of first-generation immigrants living in the United States has quadrupled."
- "Census estimates show 45.3 million foreign born residents in the United States as of March 2018."
- "Some 45% (20.7 million) were naturalized citizens."
- "The United States led the world in refugee resettlement for decades, admitting more refugees than the rest of the world combined."
- "The evidence suggests that on average, immigration has positive economic effects on the native population."
- "It is mixed as to whether low-skilled immigration adversely affects low-skilled natives."
- "Studies also show that immigrants have lower crime rates than natives in the United States."
- "The economic, social, and political aspects of immigration have caused controversy regarding such issues as maintaining ethnic homogeneity, workers for employers versus jobs for non-immigrants, settlement patterns, impact on upward social mobility, crime, and voting behavior."
- "This represents 14.4% of the United States' population."
- "The United States admitted a total of 1.18 million legal immigrants (618k new arrivals, 565k status adjustments) in 2016."
- "Of these, 48% were the immediate relatives of United States citizens, 20% were family-sponsored, 13% were refugees or asylum seekers, 12% were employment-based preferences..."
- "Census estimates show 45.4 million in September 2021, the lowest three-year increase in decades."
- "Exclusion laws enacted as early as the 1880s generally prohibited or severely restricted immigration from Asia..."
- "Quota laws enacted in the 1920s curtailed Southern and Eastern European immigration."