20,000 th Refugee is Sponsored by International Institute
March 2012 (St. Louis, MO) – Earlier this month, the International Institute of St. Louis sponsored its 20,000th refugee. It is a milestone for the Institute as well as for St. Louis, a region that is...
View ArticleClose to 130,000 Bosnians received permanent residency in USA
In the 2010 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics published by the Office of the Immigration Statistic of US Department of Homeland Security covering period from 1991 until 2010 number of Bosnians who...
View ArticleSurvey: Bosnians in St. Louis lean toward Democrats
St. Louis, MO- If the general elections were held today, an overwhelming majority of Bosnians in St. Louis would support the Democratic Party candidates. About 93% of surveyed Bosnians in St. Louis...
View Article4,099 Bosnians naturalized in St. Louis in the past ten years
St. Louis – According to the newly released USCIS data numbers of Bosnians in St. Louis, the number of Bosnians who obtained legal permanent residency status (green card) and then U.S. citizenship is...
View ArticleEconomic Impact of Immigrant Workers
In our December issue, we reviewed broad demographic data about Missouri’s immigrant residents. This month, we are focusing on employment data from the 2010 Census, including Workforce Characteristics....
View ArticleAmerica’s foreign born in the last 50 years
During the last 50 years, the foreign-born population of the United States has undergone dramatic changes in size, origins, and geographic distribution. This population represented about 1 in 20...
View ArticleImpact of Immigrants – Part III
Recently, we have been providing demographic details from 2010 Census data about Missouri’s immigrant residents. This month, we are focusing on earnings data for full-time workers. By offering this...
View Article17 Bosnians to become U.S. citizens in special ceremony
ST. LOUIS – A group of 17 Bosnian immigrants will be sworn in as U.S. citizens Monday morning during a special naturalization ceremony at the St. Louis University School of Law. Many of these Bosnians...
View ArticleSt. Louis region making push for immigrants
St. Louis lags behind many other U.S. metropolitan areas in attracting immigrants, but a new effort is underway to change that. The St. Louis Mosaic Project was formally launched Thursday with an...
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