This week’s post will round up currently available immigration-related resources:
Demographics
Data collected by the Census Bureau in 2007, summarized by the New York Times and the Center for Immigration Studies.
The Department of Homeland Security’s new reports on:
- the legal permanent resident population;
- the undocumented immigrant population;
- the metropolitan destinations of immigrants; and
- the foreign-born uninsured population.
The DHS website also has a 2007 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics.
Enforcement
- The Department of Homeland Security report on immigration enforcement actions in 2007;
- A Rising Share: Hispanics and Federal Crime by the Pew Hispanic Center; and
- Collateral Damage: An Examination of ICE’s Fugitive Operations Program by the Migration Policy Institute.
Employment
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January 2009 Employment Situation Summary includes statistics on Latino and Asian unemployment rates.
Lastly, Immigration Prof Blog speculates on new leadership on immigration in Washington, D.C.
Read more at The Opportunity Agenda’s blog.
