| Summary Demographic State Data (and Source) |
| Population (2007 Census Bureau est.): |
6,338,755 |
| Population (2000 Census): |
5,130,632 |
Foreign-Born Population (2007 FAIR est.):
Foreign-Born Population (2000 Census): |
972,400
656,183 |
Share Foreign-Born (2007 FAIR est.):
Share Foreign-Born (2000): |
15.3%
12.8% |
| Immigrant Stock (2000 CB est.): |
1,321,000 |
| Share Immigrant Stock (2000 est.): |
25.8% |
| Naturalized U.S. Citizens (2006 CB est.): |
273,700 |
| Share Naturalized (2006): |
29.5% |
| Legal Immigrant Admission (DHS 1997-2006): |
140,341 |
| Refugee Admission (DHS 1997-2006): |
20,493 |
| Illegal Alien Population (2007 FAIR est.): |
475,000 |
| Cost of Illegal Aliens - 2005 (2007 FAIR est): |
1,300,000,000 |
| Projected Population - 2050 (2006 FAIR): |
14,292,225 |
MENU OF ARIZONA IMMIGRATION DATA RESOURCES
Refugee Settlement
Arizona has received Arizona has received over 20,490 refugees over the most recent ten fiscal years (FY'97-'06) including 1,790 in FY'06.
Under the Office of Refugee Resettlement's (HHS/ORR) assistance funding for FY'02 $106,915 was available for refugee employment training and other services programs in Arizona based on a three-year refugee settlement program covering 426 refugees (an average of $251 per refugee). This allocation does not include a larger share (55%) of funding programs for communities heavily affected by recent Cuban and Haitian entrants, communities with refugees whose cultural differences make assimilation especially difficult, communities impacted by federal welfare reform changes, educational support to schools with significant refugee students, and discretionary grants. ORR grants for FY’05 and FY’06 respectively were $9,827,692 and $10,293,008.
IMMIGRANT CHILDREN
In 2000 nearly one-third of all of Arizona's children are either foreign born or the child of an immigrant. Seven percent are first-generation immigrants (foreign born) and 24 percent are second-generation (a child of an immigrant).
(Source: "Check Points," The Urban Inst. Sept. 2, 2000)
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY STUDENTS
Data are not available nationally on immigrant students (either legally or illegally resident in the United States) who are enrolled in primary and secondary schools (K-12). However, many of these students are enrolled in Limited English Proficiency/English Language Learning (LEP/ELL) instruction programs. Many may be U.S.-born, but the majority of these students may be assumed to be either immigrants or the children of immigrants, with the exception being areas with native Americans who speak a native language other than English.
In Arizona, overall enrollment in 2004 (1,029,509) was 27.5 percent above enrollment in 1995. By contrast, LEP enrollment was 58.5 percent higher than a decade earlier
Data on enrollment in LEP/ELL programs are collected by the federal government from school systems that receive Title VII funds for these special instruction programs. The data on LEP/ELL enrollment are understated because data from private schools that do not apply for Title VII assistance are sketchy.
FOREIGN STUDENTS
The 2006/07 annual report of the Institute of International Education (IIE) lists the number of foreign students attending post-secondary school in West Virginia as 9,993. Two schools in Arizona are listed as having a major concentration of these students:
Arizona State had enrollment of 4,062 foreign students, 7.9% of total enrollment.
Univeristy of Arizona had enrollment of 2,930 foreign students, 8.0% of total enrollment
Below, a chart illustrates the sharp increase of foreign students attending school in Arizona from 1960-2007.
For information on foreign student issues see: Foreign Students in the United States.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
You can find information on local groups here.
STATE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION VOTING RECORD
You can view the voting record of your representatives in Congress regarding immigration issues in our voting report section.
