The Integration Of Immigrants Into American Society
by Committee on Population /
2016 / English / PDF
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The United States prides itself on being a nation of immigrants,
and the country has a long history of successfully absorbing
people from across the globe. The integration of immigrants and
their children contributes to our economic vitality and our
vibrant and ever changing culture. We have offered opportunities
to immigrants and their children to better themselves and to be
fully incorporated into our society and in exchange immigrants
have become Americans - embracing an American identity and
citizenship, protecting our country through service in our
military, fostering technological innovation, harvesting its
crops, and enriching everything from the nation's cuisine to its
universities, music, and art.
The United States prides itself on being a nation of immigrants,
and the country has a long history of successfully absorbing
people from across the globe. The integration of immigrants and
their children contributes to our economic vitality and our
vibrant and ever changing culture. We have offered opportunities
to immigrants and their children to better themselves and to be
fully incorporated into our society and in exchange immigrants
have become Americans - embracing an American identity and
citizenship, protecting our country through service in our
military, fostering technological innovation, harvesting its
crops, and enriching everything from the nation's cuisine to its
universities, music, and art.
Today, the 41 million immigrants in the United States represent
13.1 percent of the U.S. population. The U.S.-born children of
immigrants, the second generation, represent another 37.1 million
people, or 12 percent of the population. Thus, together the first
and second generations account for one out of four members of the
U.S. population. Whether they are successfully integrating is
therefore a pressing and important question. Are new immigrants
and their children being well integrated into American society,
within and across generations? Do current policies and practices
facilitate their integration? How is American society being
transformed by the millions of immigrants who have arrived in
recent decades?
Today, the 41 million immigrants in the United States represent
13.1 percent of the U.S. population. The U.S.-born children of
immigrants, the second generation, represent another 37.1 million
people, or 12 percent of the population. Thus, together the first
and second generations account for one out of four members of the
U.S. population. Whether they are successfully integrating is
therefore a pressing and important question. Are new immigrants
and their children being well integrated into American society,
within and across generations? Do current policies and practices
facilitate their integration? How is American society being
transformed by the millions of immigrants who have arrived in
recent decades?
To answer these questions, this new report from the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine summarizes what
we know about how immigrants and their descendants are
integrating into American society in a range of areas such as
education, occupations, health, and language.
To answer these questions, this new report from the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine summarizes what
we know about how immigrants and their descendants are
integrating into American society in a range of areas such as
education, occupations, health, and language.