Texas

Demographics

Arrivals

*Data source: Refugee Processing Center: Admissions and Arrivals., figures do not include Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders from Afghanistan and Iraq, nor Afghan Humanitarian Parolees from 2021 evacuation. Does not include asylum seeker data.

**2016-2018 Refugee only data can be found here.

***Immigrants comprise 17.1% total population in TX.

SOUTHERN BORDER FACTS: Some 20 million people call the southern border region home, and this population is growing. From San Diego, in California to Brownsville in Texas, the communities that make up the border region are diverse and thriving. Estimates from the Census Bureau show that overall, border residents are more likely to be people of color when compared to the national average (Half of all border residents are Hispanic or Latinx).

Diversity Contributions

*Data source: American Immigration Council: Immigrants in Texas

*For Refugee only data: New American Economy: Refugees in Texas

Top Newcomer Languages

Spanish
Hindi
Vietnamese

66%

Speak Host Country's Language

*Data Source: American Immigration Council: Immigrants in Texas

Economic Contributions

$27.5B

Total Immigrant Federal Taxes paid

$13.1B

Total Immigrant State & Local Taxes paid

*Data Source New American Economy: Immigrants in Texas

$161B

Immigrant Household Income

$120.3B

Total Spending Power

Top 3 Fields of Labor*

Building, Grounds Cleaning, & Maintenance

45%

Construction & Extraction

42%

Farming, Fishing, & Forestry

39%

*Top % share of the immigrant labor force in Texas. Data source: American Immigration Council: Immigrants in Texas.

389,455

Total # Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Socio-Familial Stability

Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by the State

*Data source: Office of Refugee Resettlement

# of Immigrant (refugee & asylee) Family Reunifications

*Data not available

Community & Educational Contributions

Immigrant Educational Attainment

37.7%
Less than High School
36.1%
High School & Some College
14.9%
Bachelor's Degree
11.3%
Graduate Degree

*Data source: New American Economy: Immigrants in Texas

35.8%

Naturalized Citizens

*Data source: American Immigration Council: Immigrants in Texas

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January 31, 2023

Uniting for Ukraine: U.S. Sponsors Needed

Just as citizens in Europe and the U.K. have heroically supported displaced Ukrainians by opening up their homes or securing other housing, assisting with school enrollments, employment needs, and language learning, Americans now have the opportunity via the Welcome.us Sponsor Circles program to directly help newly arrived Ukrainians. The United States has committed to welcoming 100,000 Ukrainians temporarily for a period of two-years and the ability to apply for employment authorization in the U.S. as long as they have a U.S.-based sponsor to petition for them.

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Volunteers

Lorri Haden

Community Programs Coordinator, Texas

Since retiring as an attorney for a state agency in Texas in 2017, Lorri Haden has followed her heart to serve people in the immigrant communities in Austin, Texas. She has assisted a local immigration attorney in several asylum cases, and she frequently prepares work authorization applications for a nonprofit organization representing people seeking asylum. More recently, in response to the tremendous economic hardships caused by the pandemic, she helps deliver food and rental assistance to more than a dozen immigrant families.

Lorri is a lifelong Texan. She was born in Austin, Texas, and grew up in a small town about an hour from there. Spanish-speaking immigrant families played significant roles in Lorri’s life at an early age, and Vietnamese families fleeing South Vietnam enriched her life in her teenage years. Throughout her life, Lorri has witnessed first-hand how critically important immigrant families are to our society, our economy, and our culture.

Lorri is married to a wonderful man named Jim Trawicki. She has two grown sons and a granddaughter. She loves learning Spanish, she likes to run, occasionally, and she is trying to remember what she likes about gardening in the increasingly hostile Texas climate.

Andrea Fronk

Community Liaison

I'm a humanitarian, harpist and homemaker in Austin, Texas. I grew up in the Chicago suburbs, met my husband in Provo, UT, and graduated in a degree in Integrative Biology.
I enjoyed taking bioethics courses and discussing challenging social issues. Over the years I have felt drawn to learn more about immigration and advocate for the "stranger." My husband Benn and I are raising four children together. I also enjoy books, creeks, dancing, chocolate, and jazzy harp or piano music.