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Immigrants in San Mateo County T OM Á S R . J IM É NE Z Stanford University Department of Sociology tjimenez@stanford.edu

San Mateo County, 1970

San Mateo County, 1980

San Mateo County, 1990

San Mateo County, 2000

San Mateo County, 2010

San Mateo County, 2014

Size of current Immigrant Population U NITED S TATES I MMIGRANT P OPULATION 2014: 13.1% (41,056,885) S AN M ATEO C OUNTY I MMIGRANT P OPULATION 2014: 34.4% (254,347) Sources: American Community Survey; Current Population Survey

Immigrant population Growth U NITED S TATES 1990-2014 GROWTH : 108% S AN M ATEO C OUNTY 1990-2014 GROWTH : 54% Sources: US Decennial Census; American Community Survey

Regional Origins U NITED S TATES A SIA : 29% (11,999,010) T OP 3 COUNTRIES : C HINA , P HILLIPINES , I NDIA L ATIN A MERICA : 52% (21,448,989) T OP 3 COUNTRIES : M EXICO , E L S ALVADOR , C UBA S AN M ATEO C OUNTY A SIA : 50% (128,195) T OP 3 COUNTRIES : C HINA , P HILIPPINES , I NDIA L ATIN A MERICA : 36% (87,855) T OP 3 COUNTRIES : M EXICO , E L S ALVADOR , G UATEMALA Source: American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (2010-14)

Education U NITED S TATES L ESS THAN HS D EGREE : 30.7% HS G RADUATE : 22% S OME COLLEGE OR ASSOCIATE ’ S DEGREE : 19% B ACHELOR ’ S DEGREE : 16% G RADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE : 12% S AN M ATEO C OUNTY L ESS THAN HS D EGREE : 21% HS G RADUATE : 18% S OME COLLEGE OR ASSOCIATE ’ S DEGREE : 23% B ACHELOR ’ S DEGREE : 24% G RADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL D EGREE : 15% Source: American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (2010-14)

Legal Status U NITED S TATES U NAUTHORIZED SHARE OF TOTAL POPULATION : 4% U NAUTHORIZED SHARE OF FOREIGN - BORN : 27% N ATURALIZED SHARE OF TOTAL FOREIGN - BORN : 46% S AN M ATEO C OUNTY U NAUTHORIZED SHARE OF TOTAL POPULATION : 8% U NAUTHORIZED SHARE OF FOREIGN - BORN : 22% N ATURALIZED SHARE OF TOTAL FOREIGN - BORN : 55% Source: American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (2010-14); Migration Policy Institute (2013)

Deferred Action U NITED S TATES DACA A RRIVALS OF TOTAL UNAUTHORIZED POPULATION : 24% (2,604,000) DAPA E LIGIBLE OF TOTAL UNAUTHORIZED POPULATION : 33% (3,605,000) S AN M ATEO C OUNTY DACA E LIGIBLE IN 2013: 13% (8,000) DAPA E LIGIBLE OF TOTAL UNAUTHORIZED POPULATION : 29% (16,000) Source: Migration Policy Institute (2013)

Well Settled Unauthorized Population S AN M ATEO C OUNTY : H OMEOWNERSHIP 22% TOTAL UNAUTHORIZED POPULATION LIVE IN OWNER - OCCUPIED HOME T IME I N U NITED S TATES : 47% IN US FOR 10 OR MORE YEARS L ABOR F ORCE : 71% ARE EMPLOYED Source: Migration Policy Institute (2013)

Principles of Integration D EFINED : WHEN CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUPS BECOME SIMILAR • • I T TAKES TIME Generations • • Starting points matter • E VERYONE IS INTEGRATING • Multidirectional process involving “hosts” and “guests” • OFTEN UNCONSCIOUS PROCESS • “what happens when people make other plans” i.e., follow economic opportunity • G OAL OF AND IMMIGRANT POLICY : HELP PEOPLE MAKE OTHER PLANS • • Education Economic opportunity •

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Labor Market U NITED S TATES E MPLOYED : 61.3% U NEMPLOYED : 5.3% S AN M ATEO C OUNTY E MPLOYED : 66.4% U NEMPLOYED : 4.5% Source: American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (2010-14)

Refugee Population U NITED S TATES T OTAL A RRIVALS SINCE 1975: A RRIVALS SINCE 2006-16: 644,995 S AN M ATEO C OUNTY A RRIVALS 2006-15: 151 Source: California Department of Social Services

Occupation U NITED S TATES P RIVATE WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS : 81.4% G OVERNMENT WORKERS : 10.0% S ELF - EMPLOYED WORKERS IN OWN NOT INCORPORATED BUSINESS : 8.4% U NPAID FAMILY WORKERS : 0.2% S AN M ATEO C OUNTY P RIVATE WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS : 80.3% G OVERNMENT WORKERS : 10.3% S ELF - EMPLOYED WORKERS IN OWN NOT INCORPORATED BUSINESS : 9.1% U NPAID FAMILY WORKERS : 0.3% Source: American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (2010-14)