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Emigration Rates

The use of emigration rates in estimating unauthorized immigrants, including the methods used by different organizations.

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Feb 3, 2026

How do the Center for Migration Studies, Pew Research Center, and Migration Policy Institute calculate state-level undocumented population estimates and how do their methods differ?

Three leading estimators—the , the , and the —all start from the same problem ( and ACS do not record legal status) and largely rely on the residual estimation family of techniques, but they implement...

Jan 29, 2026

How do Pew, CMS and MPI differ in methodology when estimating state undocumented populations?

Three leading sets of estimates—, the , and the —all start from the same basic “residual” idea (total foreign‑born in surveys minus estimated legal foreign‑born = likely ), but they diverge in the dat...