Undocumented workers remain vital part of the economy, yet lose out on COVID-19 protections

May 9th, 20200 DETROIT— The reality of the global health crisis has brought with it a grave and unprecedented economic crisis in a few short months. In the U.S., state and federal bureaucracies, unemployment agencies and research institutes scramble to understand the breadth and magnitude of the effects of economic closures on both workers and...

U.S. foreign-born population swells to highest in more than a century

September 15th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of foreign-born people in the United States grew last year to its highest share in more than a century, according to Census Bureau data published on Thursday. The increase brought the number of foreign-born residents to 44.5 million in 2017, up 1.8 percent from a year earlier. The administration has...