Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees - GCIR

Concern over the number of immigrants settling in the United States, particularly the undocumented, belies many of the hard facts about the needs and contributions of immigrants. This section offers a range of facts and figures that provide a quick overview of the issues.

• Children in Immigrant Families
• Immigrants' Access to Insurance and Health Care
• Immigrants in the U.S. Economy
• International Immigration
• Language Acquisition
• Patterns of Immigration Status
• Refugees and Asylees
• U.S. Demographic Trends
• U.S. Immigration Statistics

Immigrants contribute to state economies and are a growing proportion of the electorate. The Immigration Policy Center published fact sheets for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the nation as a whole about these contributions.