Immigrant Origins
Nationally, 56% of children of immigrants are Hispanic.
This brief presents trends about children of immigrants, including links to race, poverty and education. Brief 17 – based on data from the 2007 and 2008 American Community Surveys – updates; Brief 9, “Children of Immigrants: National and State Characteristics,” which looked at children of immigrants as of 2005-06.
Nationally, 56% of children of immigrants are Hispanic.
More than half of children of immigrants nationally have one or two English Language Learner parents.
In 2008, children of immigrants accounted for half of the children in California.
Children of immigrants account for 29% of poor children and 30% of low-income children in the United States. Additionally, about half of children of immigrants live in low-income families, compared with 35% of native-born children – which, in turn, adversely affects other characteristics of these children, including their educational opportunities.
Share of Children of Immigrants Age 0–17 in Poor and Near-Poor Families, 10 States with Highest Poverty Rates, 2007–08
