What Is Affecting the CPS Data on Shifts in Immigrant and Native-Born Populations?

Alexander Bick

On the Economy from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Abstract: This analysis suggests that CPS estimates of a sharp drop in the U.S. immigrant population and a surge in the native-born population in 2025 are overstated because of survey limitations.

Keywords: immigration; Census Bureau; Current Population Survey (CPS) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-12-29
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