Key Information on Immigrant Civic Potential

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1 Key Information on Immigrant Civic Potential A Report to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation February 2008 Research and evaluation for family and community development

2 Introduction Large numbers of legal immigrants in the United States are eligible to naturalize and become U.S. citizens. The Knight Foundation seeks information on the size and other characteristics of these immigrants in the 26 communities served by the foundation. In this report we provide statistics on immigrants eligible to naturalize and on two other closely related populations: naturalized adult immigrants and U.S. citizen children of immigrants turning 18 years of age in the next few years. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) provides estimates of legal permanent residents eligible to naturalize as of The USCIS data are provided at the national level for selected countries of origin. USCIS also provides estimates for certain states, although no specific country of origin data are available at the state level. Our estimates are based on both the USCIS data and information from the U.S. Census Bureau. We distribute national and statewide USCIS estimates using data on comparable cohorts from the Census Bureau. This kind of estimation process has been frequently used by policy researchers in the immigration field including the Urban Institute, the Pew Hispanic Center, and other. Rob Paral and Associates have completed comparable estimates for a variety of organizations, and our own methodological contributions have been cited in the literature. An appendix explains our methodologies in more detail. Research and evaluation for family and community development 2

3 Notes on Findings Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize There are 573,000 legal permanent residents eligible to naturalize in the Knight communities. Nearly all of these persons are at least 18 years of age. The largest number of these persons 213,000 are in Miami- Dade County The largest single group of legal immigrants eligible to naturalize in the Knight communities are persons from Cuba: 96,000 persons Based on world region groupings that include many but not all countries of origin, the legal immigrants eligible to naturalize are predominantly from Latino America (325,000 persons), followed by Asia (124,000 persons). o We are limited in our ability to create comprehensive world region groups due to the fact that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service does not provide national estimates for each country of origin. Research and evaluation for family and community development Legal Immigrants Eligible to Naturalize % of Knight # Communities Knight Communities 572, % Long Beach CA 30, % San Jose CA 140, % Boulder CO 8, % Bradenton FL 6, % Miami-Dade Co. FL 212, % Palm Beach Co. FL 46, % Tallahassee FL 2, % Columbus GA % Macon GA % Milledgeville GA % Fort Wayne IN 2, % Gary IN 6, % Wichita KS 8, % Lexington KY 3, % Detroit MI 22, % Duluth MN 1, % St. Paul MN 18, % Bixoli MS 1, % Charlotte NC 17, % Grand Forks ND % Akron OH 5, % Philadelphia PA 25, % State College PA 1, % Columbia SC 5, % Myrtle Beach SC 3, % Aberdeen SD % Estimates by 3

4 Naturalized Adult Immigrants There are 1,302,699 adult naturalized immigrants in the Knight communities The largest number of these persons 562,000 are in Miami- Dade County The largest single group of adult naturalized immigrants are from Cuba: 327,000 persons Based on world region groupings that include all countries of origin, the largest region of origin of adult naturalized immigrants is Latin America, with 704,000 persons. Percent of Naturalized Adults by World Region 26,591 2% 379,011 29% 162,208 13% 28,157 2% 2,384 0% 704,350 54% Research and evaluation for family and community development Latin America Europe North America Asia Africa Other Naturalized Adults % of Knight # Communities Knight Foundation Communities 1,302, % Long Beach CA 48, % San Jose CA 287, % Boulder CO 11, % Bradenton FL 12, % Miami-Dade Co. FL 561, % Palm Beach Co. FL 103, % Tallahassee FL 6, % Columbus GA 3, % Macon GA 1, % Milledgeville GA % Fort Wayne IN 5, % Gary IN 17, % Wichita KS 15, % Lexington KY 4, % Detroit MI 71, % Duluth MN 2, % St. Paul MN 21, % Bixoli MS 3, % Charlotte NC 28, % Grand Forks ND % Akron OH 11, % Philadelphia PA 67, % State College PA 2, % Columbia SC 9, % Myrtle Beach SC 3, % Aberdeen SD % Estimates by 4

5 U.S. Citizen Children of Immigrants There are 261,000 U.S. citizen children of immigrants in the Knight Foundation communities who are turning 18 by the year 2012 The largest number of these children 91,000 are in Miami-Dade County; 60,000 are in San Jose California Some 118,000 of these children are Latino, while White (51,000) and Asian (50,000) children constitute comparable numbers 8, % 50, % 33, % 51, % 117, % White Non Latino Latino Asian Black Other U.S. Citizen Children of Immigrants Turning 18 by 2012 # % Knight Community Areas 261, % Long Beach CA 20, % San Jose CA 60, % Boulder CO 2, % Bradenton FL 2, % Miami-Dade Co. FL 91, % Palm Beach Co. FL 21, % Tallahassee FL 1, % Columbus GA % Macon GA % Milledgeville GA % Fort Wayne IN % Gary IN 4, % Wichita KS 4, % Lexington KY % Detroit MI 15, % Duluth MN % St. Paul MN 7, % Bixoli MS 1, % Charlotte NC 7, % Grand Forks ND % Akron OH 2, % Philadelphia PA 10, % State College PA % Columbia SC 1, % Myrtle Beach SC % Aberdeen SD % Research and evaluation for family and community development Estimates by 5

6 Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by World Region Research and evaluation for family and community development

7 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by World Region European LPRs (Includes Selected Countries Only) 1 North American LPRs (Includes Selected Countries Only) 2 Asian LPRs (Includes Selected Countries Only) 3 Central American LPRs (Includes Selected Countries Only) 4 Total LPRs Mexico LPRs Area United States 7,951,658 2,452, , ,656 1,734, ,349 Knight Community Areas 572,803 87,525 48,218 18, ,688 55,198 Long Beach CA 30,313 15,542 1, ,993 2,321 San Jose CA 140,264 36,210 12,615 3,536 71,723 4,342 Other CA 2,129, , ,978 50, , ,988 Boulder CO 8,124 3,049 1, , Other CO 91,876 48,327 11,633 4,787 14,552 3,048 Bradenton FL 6,442 1,732 1, Miami-Dade Co. FL 212,976 3,352 5,244 1,704 3,443 38,513 Palm Beach Co. FL 46,420 3,499 6,488 3,075 2,211 4,711 Tallahassee FL 2, Other FL 331,446 40,991 45,056 26,577 33,824 16,935 Columbus GA Macon GA Milledgeville GA Other GA 98,254 33,166 9,099 3,094 19,962 6,218 Fort Wayne IN 2,892 1, Gary IN 6,336 3,084 1, Other IN 42,169 16,419 5,604 2,137 9,396 1,841 Wichita KS 8,026 3, , Other KS 24,905 12,233 1, ,173 1,158 Lexington KY 3,986 1, , Other KY 17,905 4,245 3,720 1,327 4, Detroit MI 22,893 4,258 3,388 2,839 3, Other MI 77,107 10,126 15,232 11,006 22,494 1,198 Duluth MN 1, St. Paul MN 18,447 2, , Other MN 79,753 16,210 9,071 4,791 28,545 2,571 Bixoli MS 1, Other MS 9,049 3,005 1, , Charlotte NC 17,039 4,431 1, ,451 2,186 Other NC 82,961 35,427 9,447 4,266 13,636 6,521 Grand Forks ND Research and evaluation for family and community development 1

8 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by World Region European LPRs (Includes Selected Countries Only) 1 North American LPRs (Includes Selected Countries Only) 2 Asian LPRs (Includes Selected Countries Only) 3 Central American LPRs (Includes Selected Countries Only) 4 Total LPRs Mexico LPRs Other ND 2, , Akron OH 5, , , Other OH 94,775 10,171 25,946 6,039 25,433 2,039 Philadelphia PA 25,002 1,159 6, , State College PA 1, Other PA 73,683 5,725 20,957 3,590 19,883 1,442 Columbia SC 5,189 1, , Myrtle Beach SC 3, Other SC 29,092 10,205 5,032 2,176 5,046 1,694 Aberdeen SD Other SD 2, other states and DC 4,191,026 1,134, , , , ,147 Research and evaluation for family and community development 2

9 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by World Region Area United States Knight Community Areas Long Beach CA San Jose CA Other CA Boulder CO Other CO Bradenton FL Miami-Dade Co. FL Palm Beach Co. FL Tallahassee FL Other FL Columbus GA Macon GA Milledgeville GA Other GA Fort Wayne IN Gary IN Other IN Wichita KS Other KS Lexington KY Other KY Detroit MI Other MI Duluth MN St. Paul MN Other MN Bixoli MS Other MS Charlotte NC Other NC Grand Forks ND South American LPRs (Includes Selected Countries Only) 5 Caribbean LPRs (Includes Selected Countries Only) 6 Other LPRs 7 383, , ,630 31, ,637 57, ,143 1, ,838 32,679 19, , ,032 7, , ,354 15,500 4,387 17,150 4, ,024 97,688 38, ,700 9,933 12, , , , ,004 2, , ,872 14, ,544 4, , ,026 1,069 1,122 2,156 2,342 3,712 7, Research and evaluation for family and community development 3

10 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by World Region Other ND Akron OH Other OH Philadelphia PA State College PA Other PA Columbia SC Myrtle Beach SC Other SC Aberdeen SD Other SD 34 other states and DC South American LPRs (Includes Selected Countries Only) 5 Caribbean LPRs (Includes Selected Countries Only) 6 Other LPRs ,250 1,812 4,036 19, ,745 4, ,783 8,861 10, ,108 3, , , ,083 1 Includes: United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Ireland, and Portugal 2 Includes: Canada 3 Includes: Philippines, India, China, Japan, Pakistan, Iran, Vietnam, Taiwan, Korea, Laos, and Thailand 4 Includes:El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras 5 Includes: Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Guyana 6 Includes: Dominican Republic, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica 7 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services only provide data to permit local estimations of 34 countries. All other countries of origin are represented in this "Other LPRs" category. Research and evaluation for family and community development 4

11 Legal Permanent Residents by Individual Country of Origin Research and evaluation for family and community development

12 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by Individual Country of Origin Dominican Republic LPRs El Salvador LPRs Cuba LPRs Jamaica LPRs Haiti LPRs Total LPRs Mexico LPRs Area United States 7,951,658 2,452, , , , ,074 88,870 Knight Community Areas 572,803 87,525 14,605 7,015 95,725 15,887 19,694 Long Beach CA 30,313 15, , San Jose CA 140,264 36, , Other CA 2,129, ,979 2,008 81,099 9,481 3, Boulder CO 8,124 3, Other CO 91,876 48, , Bradenton FL 6,442 1, Miami-Dade Co. FL 212,976 3,352 11,251 2,276 90,757 7,408 11,975 Palm Beach Co. FL 46,420 3,499 1, ,678 5,124 6,281 Tallahassee FL 2, Other FL 331,446 40,991 13,441 2,878 23,483 33,371 17,788 Columbus GA Macon GA Milledgeville GA Other GA 98,254 33, ,932 1,120 5,022 1,231 Fort Wayne IN 2,892 1, Gary IN 6,336 3, Other IN 42,169 16, Wichita KS 8,026 3, Other KS 24,905 12, Lexington KY 3,986 1, Other KY 17,905 4, Detroit MI 22,893 4, Other MI 77,107 10, Duluth MN 1, St. Paul MN 18,447 2, Other MN 79,753 16, , Bixoli MS 1, Other MS 9,049 3, Charlotte NC 17,039 4, Other NC 82,961 35,427 1,199 2, , Grand Forks ND Research and evaluation for family and community development 5

13 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by Individual Country of Origin Total LPRs Mexico LPRs Dominican Republic LPRs El Salvador LPRs Cuba LPRs Jamaica LPRs Haiti LPRs Other ND 2, Akron OH 5, Other OH 94,775 10,171 1, , Philadelphia PA 25,002 1,159 1, , State College PA 1, Other PA 73,683 5,725 4, , Columbia SC 5,189 1, Myrtle Beach SC 3, Other SC 29,092 10, Aberdeen SD Other SD 2, other states and DC 4,191,026 1,134, , ,360 34, ,462 47,844 Research and evaluation for family and community development 6

14 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by Individual Country of Origin Area United States Knight Community Areas Long Beach CA San Jose CA Other CA Boulder CO Other CO Bradenton FL Miami-Dade Co. FL Palm Beach Co. FL Tallahassee FL Other FL Columbus GA Macon GA Milledgeville GA Other GA Fort Wayne IN Gary IN Other IN Wichita KS Other KS Lexington KY Other KY Detroit MI Other MI Duluth MN St. Paul MN Other MN Bixoli MS Other MS Charlotte NC Other NC Grand Forks ND Colombia LPRs Guatemala LPRs Peru LPRs Ecuador LPRs Nicaragua LPRs Guyana LPRs Honduras LPRs 91, ,616 96,624 98,118 93,058 96,660 95,134 14,583 5,582 10,381 4,145 30,236 2,641 12, , , ,838 40,456 17,861 6,616 29,122 1,363 13, ,902 1,525 7,067 2,793 26,965 1,105 7,748 1,951 1,920 1, , ,659 3,173 6,851 4,348 5,398 7,167 5, ,531 1,574 1, ,707 1, , , , , Research and evaluation for family and community development 7

15 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by Individual Country of Origin Other ND Akron OH Other OH Philadelphia PA State College PA Other PA Columbia SC Myrtle Beach SC Other SC Aberdeen SD Other SD 34 other states and DC Colombia LPRs Guatemala LPRs Peru LPRs Ecuador LPRs Nicaragua LPRs Guyana LPRs Honduras LPRs ,126 44,270 56,489 79,278 25,088 79,938 55,430 Research and evaluation for family and community development 8

16 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by Individual Country of Origin Area United States Knight Community Areas Long Beach CA San Jose CA Other CA Boulder CO Other CO Bradenton FL Miami-Dade Co. FL Palm Beach Co. FL Tallahassee FL Other FL Columbus GA Macon GA Milledgeville GA Other GA Fort Wayne IN Gary IN Other IN Wichita KS Other KS Lexington KY Other KY Detroit MI Other MI Duluth MN St. Paul MN Other MN Bixoli MS Other MS Charlotte NC Other NC Grand Forks ND Trinidad and Tobago LPRs Philippines LPRs India LPRs China LPRs Vietnam LPRs Korea LPRs Japan LPRs 95, , , , , , ,888 4,726 18,076 16,878 14,161 25,134 8,209 5, , ,223 10,477 8,911 18,240 4,284 3,405 3, ,397 32,863 62,268 73,949 66,275 33, ,576 1, ,627 2,771 1, , ,605 7,530 4,546 2,064 4,448 2,408 1, ,738 1,152 3,842 1,534 3,006 3, ,374 1, ,407 1, , , ,070 4,534 2,203 1,376 2,651 2, ,600 3,067 1,524 3,098 2,490 1, ,515 2,094 1,196 1,242 1, Research and evaluation for family and community development 9

17 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by Individual Country of Origin Other ND Akron OH Other OH Philadelphia PA State College PA Other PA Columbia SC Myrtle Beach SC Other SC Aberdeen SD Other SD 34 other states and DC Trinidad and Tobago LPRs Philippines LPRs India LPRs China LPRs Vietnam LPRs Korea LPRs Japan LPRs ,318 5,814 3,558 2,191 2,493 2, ,320 1,336 1, ,057 1,357 4,136 2,861 2,366 3, , , , ,372 82, ,132 48,070 Research and evaluation for family and community development 10

18 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by Individual Country of Origin Area United States Knight Community Areas Long Beach CA San Jose CA Other CA Boulder CO Other CO Bradenton FL Miami-Dade Co. FL Palm Beach Co. FL Tallahassee FL Other FL Columbus GA Macon GA Milledgeville GA Other GA Fort Wayne IN Gary IN Other IN Wichita KS Other KS Lexington KY Other KY Detroit MI Other MI Duluth MN St. Paul MN Other MN Bixoli MS Other MS Charlotte NC Other NC Grand Forks ND Pakistan LPRs Iran LPRs Taiwan LPRs Laos LPRs Thailand LPRs United Kingdom LPRs Germany LPRs Poland LPRs 98, , , , , , ,053 98,318 4,405 6,553 8,928 9,316 6,056 11,667 9,859 4, ,176 4,658 7, ,455 2,958 2, ,453 56,162 43,120 32,619 36,076 38,195 29,251 5, ,417 1,175 2,673 4, , ,852 1, ,849 1,605 1,563 1,381 3,565 15,282 11,812 2, , ,511 1,038 2,666 3, ,821 1, , ,485 1,006 1,067 2,455 1,261 3,558 4,822 1, ,957 2, ,149 2,271 2,283 2, , ,134 1,129 3,234 3, Research and evaluation for family and community development 11

19 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by Individual Country of Origin Other ND Akron OH Other OH Philadelphia PA State College PA Other PA Columbia SC Myrtle Beach SC Other SC Aberdeen SD Other SD 34 other states and DC United Pakistan LPRs Iran LPRs Taiwan LPRs Laos LPRs Thailand LPRs Kingdom LPRs Germany LPRs Poland LPRs , ,677 1,059 1,786 6,026 7,806 2, , ,385 4,237 5,153 1, ,900 1, ,947 33,672 41,870 39,889 45, , ,991 78,168 Research and evaluation for family and community development 12

20 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by Individual Country of Origin Area United States Knight Community Areas Long Beach CA San Jose CA Other CA Boulder CO Other CO Bradenton FL Miami-Dade Co. FL Palm Beach Co. FL Tallahassee FL Other FL Columbus GA Macon GA Milledgeville GA Other GA Fort Wayne IN Gary IN Other IN Wichita KS Other KS Lexington KY Other KY Detroit MI Other MI Duluth MN St. Paul MN Other MN Bixoli MS Other MS Charlotte NC Other NC Grand Forks ND Russia LPRs Ukraine LPRs Italy LPRs Ireland LPRs Portugal LPRs Canada LPRs Other Countries 99,196 99,590 97,608 98, , , ,630 5,398 5,097 4,159 3,591 4,431 18,408 57, ,143 1, ,088 3,048 3,536 9,838 17,012 16,783 8,126 14,380 14,033 50, , ,334 1, ,787 7, , ,704 15, ,075 4, ,819 1,723 4,090 4,355 2,038 26,577 38, , ,094 12, , ,137 4, , ,327 2, ,839 7,289 1,088 1,049 1, ,006 14, ,544 1,164 1, ,791 13, , , ,266 7, Research and evaluation for family and community development 13

21 Estimate of Legal Permanent Residents Eligible to Naturalize by Individual Country of Origin Other ND Akron OH Other OH Philadelphia PA State College PA Other PA Columbia SC Myrtle Beach SC Other SC Aberdeen SD Other SD 34 other states and DC Russia LPRs Ukraine LPRs Italy LPRs Ireland LPRs Portugal LPRs Canada LPRs Other Countries , ,250 1,925 3,417 2,842 1, ,039 19, , , ,607 2,155 3,539 2, ,590 10, ,176 3, ,988 63,973 70,953 68,187 78, , ,083 Research and evaluation for family and community development 14