Get informed

USAHello’s “Get informed” pages are designed to provide welcoming community members and others with the factual information they are seeking about new Americans and immigration in the USA. Start here to find answers to your immigration questions.

Today’s immigrants to the USA have much in common with previous generations of immigrants. Here is an overview of immigration in the United States of America today.

What is the definition of an immigrant? What is the difference between a refugee, asylee and asylum seeker? What is TPS, DACA, and DED?  Understand these terms and learn about the various paths to US immigration.

US policies and regulations around immigration, asylum, and refugees have been changing quickly and often confusingly since 2017. Learn about what’s happened in US immigration policy.

Recent shifts in US policy may appear to reflect a negative change in American attitudes toward immigrants. In fact, the opposite is true.

The overwhelming majority of the 35–36 million immigrants in the USA live here with documentation. They may be visa holders, refugees, legal permanent residents, or citizens.

Informed estimates show that there are 10 to 11 million undocumented Americans living in the USA. Most of them work and pay taxes, but they are not entitled to benefits.

There are more displaced people – refugees, internally displaced nationals, and asylum seekers – than at any time in the world’s history. Learn refugee facts and figures: where the refugees are and what defines a refugee.

Until recently, the United States led the world in refugee resettlement. Since 2017, our refugee resettlement numbers have dropped sharply. Learn about the refugee resettlement process in the USA.

We know that the United States of America was built by immigrants. Here is an overview of how immigrant workers and business owners continue to contribute and build the nation in the 21st century.

Newcomers arriving in the United States face a range of challenges. On this page we will look at mental health issues ranging from culture shock to trauma to mental disorders.