The Basics of E-Verify, the US Employer Verification System April 30 — Just a fraction of all US employers use E-Verify, a federal system that checks potential employees' immigration status and their eligibility to work. MPI's Marc Rosenblum explores E-Verify's history, how it works, and the arguments for and against making it mandatory. Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Grows, But Several Obstacles Remain April 15 — MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on the Obama administration and immigration reform, the shift in enforcement policy, additional resources for the US-Mexico border, fewer requests for H-1B visas, and more. Immigrants in the United States and the Current Economic Crisis April 1 — Immigration flows to the United States have noticeably slowed in the last year, raising fundamental questions for policymakers and analysts about the effect the economic crisis is having on inflows and return migration. MPI's Demetrios G. Papademetriou and Aaron Terrazas assess the potential impacts by examining recent data, the likely behavior of immigrants, and immigration history.

Middle-Class Immigrant Households in the United States April 15 — The middle class has received considerable attention during the current economic crisis. About 15 million people resided in middle-class immigrant households in 2007, and three-quarters of all children in such households were native-born US citizens. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines where the heads of middle-class immigrant households are from, when they arrived in the United States, their occupations, and other characteristics. The Basics of E-Verify, the US Employer Verification System The US Refugee Resettlement Program Middle-Class Immigrant Households in the United States Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates New Estimates of the Undocumented Population in the United States Immigrants in the United States and the Current Economic Crisis Bush Boosts Immigration Enforcement in FY2005 Budget Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Grows, But Several Obstacles Remain Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants in the United States Refugee Resettlement in Metropolitan America Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants in the United States Immigrants in the United States and the Current Economic Crisis Mexican Immigration to the US: The Latest Estimates Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Grows, But Several Obstacles Remain Signs of Change in Immigration Enforcement Policies Emerging From DHS New Estimates of the Undocumented Population in the United States Chinese Immigrants in the United States Ecuador: Diversity in Migration The US Refugee Resettlement Program The Basics of E-Verify, the US Employer Verification System Migrants in the Rural Economies of Greece and Southern Europe With fewer natives working in agriculture in Southern Europe, migrants from the Balkans, Africa, and Asia are filling the gaps. Charalambos Kasimis of the Agricultural University of Athens reports.

In 2007, 47.5 percent of immigrants in the United States reported Hispanic or Latino origins. Click here for more information.

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