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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Human Trafficking in California
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