California is home to nearly 11 million immigrants, accounting for a quarter of the foreign-born population in the US. PPIC’s research builds understanding of important immigration trends in California and highlights key issues in immigration policy at the state and federal levels.
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Heather Harris
California’s Highly Educated Immigrants
Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Cesar Alesi Perez, Hans Johnson
California’s Plunging Birth Rates
Hans Johnson
California’s Population
Hans Johnson, Eric McGhee, Marisol Cuellar Mejia
Immigrants in California
Cesar Alesi Perez, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Hans Johnson
Video: English as a Second Language at California’s Community Colleges
Mary Severance
English as a Second Language at California’s Community Colleges
Olga Rodriguez, Laura Hill, Daniel Payares-Montoya
Policy Brief: English as a Second Language at California’s Community Colleges
Olga Rodriguez, Laura Hill, Daniel Payares-Montoya, Mary Severance
Poverty in California
Caroline Danielson, Patricia Malagon, Sarah Bohn
California’s Hispanic Community
Eric McGhee
Video: Health Care Access among California’s Farmworkers
Stephanie Barton
Public Health Insurance in California
Paulette Cha
Broad Support among Californians for Admitting Ukrainian Refugees
Dean Bonner
Health Risks Persist for Older Farmworkers as COVID Lingers
Paulette Cha
California’s AAPI Community
Eric McGhee
Health Care Access among California’s Farmworkers
Paulette Cha
Policy Brief: Health Care Access among California’s Farmworkers
Paulette Cha, Stephanie Barton
How Did the Pandemic Transform California’s Safety Net?
Caroline Danielson
Ukrainian Immigrants in California
Hans Johnson
Medi-Cal Expansion Has Reduced Financial Barriers to Needed Health Care
Paulette Cha
California’s Children Offer a Window into a More Diverse Future
Eric McGhee, Jennifer Paluch, Vicki Hsieh
Applications for Dream Act Financial Aid Have Fallen
Kevin Cook, Jacob Jackson
Video: Health Coverage and Care for Undocumented Immigrants in California
Stephanie Barton
Health Coverage and Care for Undocumented Immigrants: An Update
Paulette Cha, Shannon McConville
Immigrants and Health in California
Paulette Cha
California’s Stalled Population Growth
Eric McGhee, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Hans Johnson
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Could Diversify California’s Electorate
Eric McGhee
Immigrants and Education in California
Hans Johnson, Cesar Alesi Perez, Marisol Cuellar Mejia
Creating a Safety Net for Immigrant Communities
Shannon McConville
The DACA Ruling and California’s Dreamers
Joseph Hayes, Laura Hill
Medi-Cal Expansion for Undocumented Seniors
Paulette Cha, Shannon McConville
Proposition 187 and a Changing California
Dean Bonner
Skills-based Immigration and California’s Workforce
Joseph Hayes
Health Care Access for California’s Immigrants
Paulette Cha, Mary Severance
Immigrants Are Key to California’s Health Workforce
Paulette Cha
Californians’ Views of Immigration Policy—Now and Then
Dean Bonner