Data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other sources provide some much-needed social context to the immigration debate. Below are some statistical data
Unauthorized Immigrants in the U.S., 2000-2012
Source: Jeffrey S. Passel, D’Vera Cohn, and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, Population Decline of Unauthorized Immigrants Stalls, May Have Reversed (Washington, DC: Pew Research Center, September 23, 2013), p. 9.
Foreign-Born Population by Legal Status, 2010
Source: Jeffrey S. Passel and D’Vera Cohn, Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010 (Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center, February 1, 2011), p. 10.
Unauthorized Share of U.S. Labor Force, 2000-2010
Source: Jeffrey S. Passel and D’Vera Cohn, Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010 (Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center, February 1, 2011), p. 17
Unauthorized Population by Period of Arrival, 2012
Source: Bryan Baker and Nancy Rytina, Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2012 (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, March 2013), p. 3.
Ten States with Largest Populations of Unauthorized Immigrants, 2012
Source: Bryan Baker and Nancy Rytina, Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2012 (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, March 2013), p. 5.
Unauthorized Population by Country of Origin, 2012
Source: Bryan Baker and Nancy Rytina, Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2012 (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, March 2013), p. 5.
Share of Adults Who Are Parents of Minor Children, by Legal Status, 2010
Source: Paul Taylor, et al., Unauthorized Immigrants: Length of Residency, Patterns of Parenthood (Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center, December 1, 2011), p. 5.
Children of Unauthorized Immigrants, by Legal Status, 2010
Source: Jeffrey S. Passel and D’Vera Cohn, Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010 (Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center, February 1, 2011), p. 13.
Educational Attainment of Unauthorized Immigrants Age 25-64, 2008
Source: Jeffrey S. Passel and D’Vera Cohn, A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States (Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center, April 14, 2009), p. 11
Homeownership Rates of Unauthorized Immigrant Households by Time in U.S., 2008
Source: Jeffrey S. Passel and D’Vera Cohn, A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States (Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center, April 14, 2009), p. 19.
Religious Attendance by Non-Citizens/Non-LPR Latino Adults, 2010
Source: Paul Taylor, et al., Unauthorized Immigrants: Length of Residency, Patterns of Parenthood (Washington, DC: Pew Hispanic Center, December 1, 2011), p. 7.