Monthly Archives: December 2010

Share of births to unmarried mothers, by race, 1990-2010


On social change in the 1990s and 2000s: Questions 1.) What is driving the growth in unmarried motherhood among Whites and Hispanics? 2.) Implications of a rising White unmarried-motherhood rate: Births to unmarried white mothers went from 1-in-6 births in … Continue reading

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What Share of USA’s “Immigrant Stock” is illegal?


Q. Who contributes more to the USA’s recent “immigrant-stock”, legals or illegals? A.

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USA’s Recession, Has It Reduced Legal Immigration?


Q. Has legal immigration into the USA slowed down during the recession? A. Well,

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How USA’s Legal Immigrants Got In (By Visa Type)


How Did They Get In? (By type of visa.) Here it is: Legal Immigrants into the USA by type of residency permission acquired, 2009 627,358 [41.3%] Family-Based Visas (“Chain Migrants”) 317,129 [20.9%] Spousal visas (Married to a U.S. citizen or … Continue reading

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