Monitoring the Relocation of Displaced Individuals within the U.S.A.
Article Title: Unveiling a Comprehensive Dataset of Refugee Demographics in the United States
In a significant development for researchers and policymakers, a dataset containing demographic information for over two million refugees who resettled in the United States between 1975 and 2008 has been released. This extensive dataset is part of the Refugee Processing Data maintained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and historically collected by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
One of the most accessible versions of this data is the Refugee Arrival Data from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and DHS immigration records, which has been compiled and made available by the Ruggles et al. Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Refugee Data. This dataset includes a wealth of demographic and arrival information, making it a valuable resource for research purposes.
Researchers can access this data through various channels. Often, it can be found via the National Archives, DHS, or the Office of Refugee Resettlement. However, access might require an application to ensure the confidentiality of individual-level data. The dataset has also been compiled and cleaned by research institutions and may be shared through academic data repositories or social science data archives such as the ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research), Harvard Dataverse, or IPUMS.
For those seeking a ready-to-use dataset, checking with ICPSR or IPUMS for refugee microdata is a strong first step. Alternatively, contacting the ORR for publicly available reports and data extracts is also recommended.
The dataset includes a wide range of information, such as each refugee's English proficiency, education level, marital status, country of origin, date of arrival, and details about family members. This comprehensive data set provides a unique opportunity for researchers to gain insights into the demographic and social characteristics of refugees resettled in the United States over the past four decades.
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- The release of the Refugee Processing Data, which covers over two million refugees who migrated to the United States between 1975 and 2008, can be utilized by AI systems for accurate data analysis and predictions related to general-news and politics, especially concerning migration and refugee demographics.
- Researchers in the field of AI may find the Ruggles et al. Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Refugee Data, a subset of the Refugee Processing Data, particularly useful for carrying out research projects that involve data analysis on the English proficiency, education level, marital status, country of origin, and family details of refugees resettled in the United States.
- As part of their ongoing research efforts, AI and machine learning models can be trained on the Refugee Arrival Data housed by the Office of Refugee Resettlement and DHS immigration records for enlightening insights into the patterns, trends, and potential impacts of refugee demographics on the broader societal landscape, contributing significant additions to the general-news and politics discourse.
