Immigration
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Snapshot of the Educational Attainment of People Ages 25 to 64 in the United States, by Birthplace, 2012
In 2012, 27 percent of the foreign-born population between the ages of 25 and 64 had not completed high school, compared with 7 percent of the native-born population.
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Snapshot of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1860 to 2010
By 2010, nearly 40 million foreign-born people lived in the United States, constituting about 13 percent of the U.S. population.
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Snapshot of the Number of Unauthorized Foreign-Born People in the United States, 2000 and 2011
The Department of Homeland Security has estimated that, in 2011, about 11.5 million U.S. residents were in the country without legal authorization—about 3 million more than in 2000.
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Snapshot of the Share of States' Population That Is Foreign Born, 2012
In 2012, three states that account for more than one-fifth of the nation’s population—California, New York, and New Jersey—had a foreign-born population that, for each state, exceeded 20 percent of its total population.
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Snapshot of the Unemployment Rate of People Ages 25 to 64, by Birthplace, 1994 to 2012
Since 1994, the unemployment rate for foreign-born workers has generally increased when the unemployment rate for native-born workers has increased and decreased when the rate for native-born workers has decreased.