In a new Demography article with @marasheftel.bsky.social we document the aging of the undocumented immigrant population. Half of undocumented Asians and one in five undocumented Mexicans are 50 or older, and now entering older adulthood without a safety net.
read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Who are immigrants to the US, where do they come from and where do they live? In 2023, approximately 51 million foreign-born people lived in the United States. Almost three-quarters were in the country legally. Half of the rest had some legal protection from deportation.

Who are immigrants to the US, where do they come from and where do they live?
theconversation.com/who-are-immi...

Early career scholars: Consider @pop.psu.edu's External Scholar program. Prepare a NICHD grant over 4 days of intensive grant-writing training, networking, and mentorship at the start of the first year of the program, May 13-16, 2025. Apply: pop.psu.edu/resources/si...

Texas-Style Exclusion In Texas-Style Exclusion, sociologists Jennifer Van Hook and James D. Bachmeier investigate such claims by comparing how American society has responded to different groups of immigrants over time.

First post on bluesky! I'm very pleased to announce the release of my new book with Jim Bachmeier, where we explore factors promoting and impeding the integration of Mexican immigrants, using linked censuses and archival data on public school investments. www.russellsage.org/publications...