Immigration

Activities Publications

Immigrants have long been a vital part of the social and economic fabric of regions where they live. Partner organizations analyze local and national data to describe the trends in immigration and the wellbeing of immigrant families and children.

Related Activities:

Investing in Chicago’s Immigrant Communities Beyond COVID-19

December 14, 2020

Institute for Housing Studies (Chicago)

The Walder Foundation has provided a grant to Communities United, a nonprofit in Chicago, along with several other Chicago organizations with a significant history in prioritizing immigrants and... [read more]

Moving Beyond "Refugee": A Story of the Somali Community in Portland, OR

May 2017

(Inactive) Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies (Portland)

Neighborhood Pulse, a portal for information about the Portland region’s neighborhoods: how they are changing, who lives there, and the issues of... [read more]

Moving Beyond "Refugee": The Somali Community of Portland, OR

December 2016

(Inactive) Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies (Portland)

In October 2015, Dr. Uma Krishnan--who was then the City of Portland's demographer--was awarded an innovation microgrant by the city to conduct a pilot project for estimating a community-validated... [read more]

Partners in Seattle's Chinatown-International District receive national grant award for health and housing innovation

June 11, 2015

Communities Count (Seattle)

A community-based effort led by InterIm Community Development Association (InterIm CDA), Public Health - Seattle & King County, and Swedish Medical Center was awarded a national BUILD Health... [read more]

The Institute for Urban Policy Research hosts youth summit on issues of racial justice

November 2014

Institute for Urban Policy Research (Dallas)

On November 8th, 2014, the Institute for Urban Policy Research in conjunction with several other organizations in the area, hosted the first ever youth summit dedicated to exploring the topics of... [read more]

2015 Greater New Haven Immigration Study

July 2014 - January 2015

DataHaven (New Haven - Connecticut)

Funded by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the Immigration Study, "Understanding the... [read more]

Related Publications:

Boston Indicators
Boston

Mass. Migration: An Analysis of Outmigration from Massachusetts Over the Last Two Decades

April 4, 2024

Blog post - By: Peter Ciurczak

Blog Post

The Growing Wave of Federal Immigration Restrictions

June 6, 2019

Report - By: Trevor Mattos; André Lima; Peter Ciurczak

Immigration Report_2019.pdf

The Growing Wave of Federal Immigration Restrictions

Changing Faces of Greater Boston

May 8, 2019

Report - By: Rita Kiki Edozie; Barbara Lewis; Shauna Lo; Trevor Mattos; Mark Melnik; Lorna Rivera; Luc Schuster; Paul Watanabe; Gail Waterhouse; J. Cedric Woods

Indicator's Changing Faces_F2web.pdf

Changing Faces of Greater Boston

Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Houston

Refugee Realities: Between National Challenges and Local Responsibilities in Houston, TX

June 2018

Report - By: Yehuda, Sharim, PhD; Yan Digilov; Edited by Jie Wu

Refugee Realities: Between National Challenges and Local Responsibilities in Houston, TX; Blog "Houston, Our Only Home"; Houston Chronicle report; Houston Public Media report

DataHaven
New Haven - Connecticut

Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index 2016: Measuring social progress, economic opportunity, and well-being in Fairfield County neighborhoods

October 10, 2016

Report - By: Mark Abraham; Mary Buchanan

Index report PDF