The Flap Over Replacement Migration
A draft report on replacement migration by the UN Population Division has captured the attention of international audiences. The report's projections, that over the next 50 years the populations of virtually all countries of Europe as well as Japan will face population decline and population aging, are not surprising. Its conclusion that these twin challenges may require huge influxes of immigrants has prompted swift reaction from across Europe and Asia. (June 2000)
Immigration's Role in U.S. May Increase as Last Boomers Retire
The role of immigration as a source of U.S. economic strength is projected to increase dramatically following the next couple of decades as the youngest baby boomers move into retirement. (April 2000)
Immigration Comes Alive in Newest U.S. Population Projections
On January 13, 2000, the Census Bureau released its latest national projections on the size and composition of the United States. (Population Today, February/March 2000)
The Rural Rebound
After many decades of rural population loss, this demographic trend is reversing itself. More people are moving from urban to rural areas and fewer rural people are leaving. This issue of PRB Reports on America explains the complex set of economic, social, and geographic forces that are creating this 1990s rebound. (1999)
America's Racial and Ethnic Minorities (PDF: 1.7MB)
This Population Bulletin offers readers a chance to see how America's racial and ethnic groups compare with one another across a host of demographic dimensions. As Americans reassess their view of the nation and its future, they will no doubt express contradictory views and arrive at different positions on public policy issues. Resolving those differences will be easier if Americans understand the current demographic reality of U.S. minority populations. (BUL54.3, September 1999)
Immigration to the United States (PDF: 191KB)
This Population Bulletin examines current immigration patterns and policies in the United States, reviews the peaks and troughs of immigration flows, and provides a historical perspective on contemporary trends. Available online only. (BUL54.2, June 1999)
America's Diversity: On the Edge of Two Centuries
This second issue of PRB Reports on America uses population data from the 1890s and the 1990s to show that immigration and diversity were as much a part of our turn-of-the-last-century conversations as they are of our current conversations about the kind of country that America was founded to be and about the country it has become. (1999)
Asian Americans: Diverse and Growing (PDF: 185KB)
Immigration has increased the number and ethnic diversity of Asian Americans. Americans with ethnic origins in India, Vietnam, and Korea now outnumber Japanese Americans, for instance. This Population Bulletin illuminates the ethnic, social, and demographic forces behind this dramatic growth and diversity and explores the changing meaning of the phrase "Asian American." (BUL53.2, June 1998)