title: Using census and survey data to measure undocumented immigration and emigration for the United States.
abstract: The estimation of emigration and undocumented immigration rates for the United States is discussed.  "A residual methodology compares census or survey data on the resident foreign-born population with an independently derived estimate of the legally resident foreign-born population.  The difference is the estimated undocumented population which may be compared for alternative dates to derive measures of change.  In 1988, this difference was 1.9 million, similar to the 1980 estimate of 2.1  million.... Measurement of emigration...has recently relied on resident reports of immediate relatives who have emigrated.  Controlling for multiple reporting of the same emigrants, the direct estimate of the emigrant population from the United States is about 1.2 million.  Allowing for undercoverage of the emigrant population due to nonresident relatives, there could be 2.0 million or more emigrants."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Estimation Technics; Foreigners; Illegal Migrants; International Migration; Migrants; Migration; Nationality; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; United States