Immigration
Listen: The Link Between Migration and Poverty
There are approximately 38 million immigrants in the United States, which is 12.5 percent of the U.S. population. About one-third of all immigrants in the country – between 11 and 12 million people – are unauthorized.
In spite of the U.S. tradition of immigration, experts across the political spectrum agree that our immigration system is broken.
Current U.S. policy takes into account neither the poverty and joblessness in Latin America that drive immigration, nor the economic contribution of unauthorized immigrants to the U.S. economy and society.
For more information, please contact:
Andrew Wainer
Immigration Policy Analyst
(202) 688-1074
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