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Immigrants in the United States:Profiles and Topics of Interest
Joy Kreeft Peyton
Center for Applied Linguistics
Washington, D.C.
Immigration to the U. S.
In 2012, nearly 41 million immigrants lived in the US, 13% of the US population
Only 1% increase between 2011 and 2012
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states
Top 10 Countries of Origin
• Mexico• India• China• Philippines• El Salvador• Vietnam• Cuba• Korea• Dominican Republic• Guatemala
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states
Foreign-Born Population
• Immigrants• Refugees• Asylees• Temporary workers• Foreign students• Family members• Unauthorized entries
Refugees• Burma• Bhutan• Iraq• Somalia• Cuba
• Eritrea• Iran• Democratic
Republic of Congo• Ethiopia • Afghanistan
Top Languages Spoken at Home
• Spanish• Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese)• Tagalog• Vietnamese• French• Korean• German• Arabic• Russian
Immigration Shifts
Among Hispanic/Latino Population
• Fewer immigrants from Mexico now than in previous years
• More US-born than native born
• US-born Hispanics entering adulthood: 800,000 (1 million per year)
Characteristics
Median Age
• Foreign-born, 43 years
• U.S.-born, 36 years
Gender
• 51% female• 49% male
Immigration Status
• 46% naturalized U.S. citizens
• 54% lawful permanent residents, unauthorized immigrants, legal residents on temporary visas (students, temporary workers)
Education
34 million foreign-born are 25 or older
27% have a bachelor’s degree or higher
32% do not have a high school diploma
WorkImmigrants/foreign-born are over 16% of the
US civilian workforce• 8% unemployed• 13% natural resources, construction, maintenance• 15% production, transportation, material moving• 18% sales & office• 26% service• 29% management & professional positions
Issues to Consider: Status• Immigrants are more likely to participate in the labor force, lack
a high school degree, and have incomes below the poverty line than native-born.
• Immigrants do not use public benefits as much as low-income native-born do.
Issues to Consider: Status
• Children of immigrant parents• Children of unauthorized/undocumented
immigrants• More than 4.5 million unauthorized
immigrants and other removable non-citizens have been deported since 1996.
• Deporter-in-Chief, Releaser-in-Chief, or Reformer-in-Chief? (Migration Policy Institute, April 29, 2014)
In the absence of comprehensive immigration reform, we need to set up ways to achieve lawful permanent residence.
Education of Adults in the U.S.
Adult Education Act passed in 1966
Since then, increased focus on 21st century college and job readiness skills in addition to GED and
high school diploma
Very little talk of globalized citizens/global competency
Topics of InterestUsing Program Quality Standards to Evaluate and
Improve Programs for Adults
Where and how does use of program standards fit into your work?
What challenges do you face in the area of program quality standards?
Topics of Interest
Working With Key Stakeholders
What are the most important knowledge, skills, and dispositions that teachers need?
How is this provided in your program?
What approaches work best for you?
Topics of InterestPromoting Learner Interaction
What are ways that we can promote learner interaction and engagement?
What challenges do we face when we try to do this?
Topics of Interest
Promoting Career and Academic Readiness With Emerging Readers
What are ways that we can promote learners’ transitions to academic contexts and careers?
What resources do we need to do this?
What challenges do we experience or foresee?
Let’s continue to talk!
Joy Peyton
Center for Applied Linguistics