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The foreign-born population, the U.S. economy, and the federal budget
The foreign-born population, the U.S. economy, and the federal budget
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Congressional Budget Office, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : Congressional Budget Office, April 2023
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Budgets
Emigrants and Immigrants -- statistics & numerical data
Federal Government
Public Assistance -- statistics & numerical data
Workforce -- statistics & numerical data
Taxes
United States - Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- About 45 million people living in the United States in 2021 were born in other countries. As of 2019, roughly three-quarters of the foreign-born population were here legally. That group includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, people who were granted asylum, and people who were temporarily admitted for a specific purpose, such as extended work or study. (People visiting the United States for business or plea sure are not included.) The remaining one-quarter were here illegally, having either remained here when their temporary legal status expired or crossed into the United States illegally. The decline in the foreign-born population between 2018 (when it numbered 47 million) and 2021 occurred largely because changes in immigration policy, some in response to the coronavirus pandemic, kept the number of immigrants below the number of foreign-born people leaving the country. People with permanent legal status are almost always eligible for benefits through federal programs, although sometimes with a five-year delay. Eligibility is more limited for people with temporary legal status. Most people who are in the United States illegally are not eligible for benefits through federal programs. CBO has not estimated the amount of federal spending on people who are in the country illegally.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (4 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918662585406676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918662585406676