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Most say arrests of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally should be allowed at protests or in homes, but not at places of worship or schools.

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Form I-129 is used by employers to petition U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for a beneficiary's H-1B status. (hapabapa via Getty Images)

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reportJul 14, 2011

Changing Pattern of Mexican-American Population Growth

A new report from the Pew Hispanic Center shows that births now surpass immigration as the major source of Mexican-American population growth.
reportJul 14, 2011

The Mexican-American Boom: Births Overtake Immigration

Births have surpassed immigration as the main driver of the dynamic growth in the nation’s Mexican-American population. From 2000 to 2010, the Mexican-American population grew by 7.2 million as a result of births and 4.2 million as a result of new immigrant arrivals.
reportMar 24, 2011

Hispanics Account for More than Half of Nation’s Growth in Past Decade

The 2010 Census counted 50.5 million Hispanics in the United States, making up 16.3% of the total population. The nation’s Latino population, which was 35.3 million in 2000, grew 43% over the decade.
reportMar 2, 2011

If there are now fewer unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. where did they go?

Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.
reportFeb 24, 2011

Public Favors Tougher Border Controls and Path to Citizenship

Overview The public continues to favor tough measures to crack down on illegal immigration. Yet Americans see no contradiction in supporting both stepped-up border security and a way for people already in the United States illegally to gain citizenship. The idea of changing the constitution to bar the children of illegal immigrants from becoming citizens […]
reportFeb 23, 2011

Does the Census double count “snowbirds”?

Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.
reportFeb 17, 2011

FAQs about Hispanics and Immigrants from the American Community Survey

The Pew Hispanic Center has updated its statistical profile of U.S. Hispanics, using data from the 2009 American Community Survey.
reportFeb 17, 2011

2009, Foreign-Born Population in the United States Statistical Portrait

This statistical profile of the foreign-born population is based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the Census Bureau’s 2009 American Community Survey.
reportFeb 17, 2011

2009, Hispanics in the United States Statistical Portrait

This statistical profile of the Latino population is based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the Census Bureau’s 2009 American Community Survey.
reportFeb 1, 2011

Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010

As of March 2010, 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States, virtually unchanged from a year earlier, according to new estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center.

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Americans’ Views of Deportations

What we know about the U.S. H-1B visa program

Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship draws more disapproval than approval

What Americans think about Trump’s immigration actions early in his second term

Immigration & Migration

The Mexican-American Boom: Births Overtake Immigration

Hispanics Account for More than Half of Nation’s Growth in Past Decade

If there are now fewer unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. where did they go?

Public Favors Tougher Border Controls and Path to Citizenship

Does the Census double count “snowbirds”?

2009, Foreign-Born Population in the United States Statistical Portrait

2009, Hispanics in the United States Statistical Portrait

Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010

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