Korean Immigrants in the United States January 5 — The 1.0 million Korean immigrants residing in the United States in 2007 accounted for 2.7 percent of all US immigrants. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Korean-born unauthorized population. The Difficulties of US Asylum Claims Based on Sexual Orientation October 29 — In the United States, asylum on the basis of sexual orientation was first granted in 1994. Swetha Sridharan of the Council on Foreign Relations explains why US immigration law focuses on sexual identity rather than sexual conduct, and what this distinction has meant for asylum seekers. Hispanic Voter Attitudes and the 2008 US Elections October 23 — Latinos in the United States are a fast-growing community that is strategically situated in the 2008 elections. Mark Hugo Lopez and Susan Minushkin of Pew Hispanic Center review the results of a recent survey of Hispanic voters.

Obama's Homeland Security Selection Viewed as Focused on Immigration December 15 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano's nomination to head homeland security, changes to the H-2A program, suspension of a refugee family-reunification program, and more. Korean Immigrants in the United States Obama's Homeland Security Selection Viewed as Focused on Immigration Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants in the United States The Most Up-to-Date Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants in the United States Chinese Immigrants in the United States Indian Immigrants in the United States Filipino Immigrants in the United States Spotlight on Naturalization Trends in Advance of the 2008 Elections Immigration Reform and the Catholic Church Immigration Enforcement in the United States Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants in the United States Obama's Homeland Security Selection Viewed as Focused on Immigration The Most Up-to-Date Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants in the United States America's Emigrants: US Retirement Migration to Mexico and Panama Filipino Immigrants in the United States Chinese Immigrants in the United States College-Educated Immigrant Workers in the United States Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America Unauthorized Migrants Living in the United States: A Mid-Decade Portrait Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates Studying Second-Generation Immigrants: Methodological Challenges and Innovative Solutions To study the second generation, researchers need both demographic information and information that can only be learned through surveys and interviews. Douglas D. Heckathorn of Cornell University provides an overview of Census Bureau data and a relatively new methodology useful for immigrant research.

More than a third of all Indian immigrants in the United States arrived in 2000 or later. Click here for more information..

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