U.S. Immigration

In: Immigration in the 21st Century: Political, Social and Economic Issues

Abstract

Intro -- U.S. IMMIGRATION: KEY TRENDS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS -- U.S. IMMIGRATION: KEY TRENDS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY: CHART BOOK OF KEY TRENDS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORICAL IMMIGRATION TRENDS -- LEGAL PERMANENT IMMIGRATION -- LEGAL TEMPORARY MIGRATION -- INADMISSIBILITY -- BORDER SECURITY -- EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION -- WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT -- ALIEN REMOVALS -- CRIMINAL ALIENS -- UNAUTHORIZED RESIDENT ALIENS -- End Note -- Chapter 2 PERMANENT LEGAL IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES: POLICY OVERVIEW -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- CURRENT LAW AND POLICY -- Worldwide Immigration Levels -- Per-country Ceilings -- Family and Employment-Based Preferences -- Other Permanent Immigration Categories -- IMMIGRATION TRENDS -- Immigration Patterns, 1900-2010 -- FY2011 Admissions -- APPROVED VISA PETITIONS PENDING -- Visa Processing Dates -- Family-Based Visa Priority Dates -- Employment-Based Visa Priority Dates -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 THE U.S. FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION: TRENDS AND SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS -- SUMMARY -- EXAMINE THE FOREIGN BORN? -- Foreign-Born Population Growth in Historical Context -- FOREIGN ORIGINS AND U.S. DESTINATIONS -- Region of Birth -- Country of Birth -- Geographic Distribution in the United States -- Period of Arrival -- LEGAL STATUS OF THE FOREIGN BORN -- Unauthorized Foreign Born -- Legal Residents -- Naturalized Citizens -- DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS -- Age Composition -- Household and Family Structure and Size -- EDUCATION AND SKILLS -- Educational Attainment -- English Language Ability -- EMPLOYMENT -- Labor Force Participation -- Employment by Industrial Sector -- Occupational Distribution -- ECONOMIC WELL-BEING -- Median Income -- Poverty -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- APPENDIX -- Data Sources and Limitations