Primary Education Topic:
Health & Wellness
Other Education Topics:
Leadership in Aging
Multicultural Aging
Policy and Advocacy
Thriving as an immigrant in older age depends largely upon age at immigration and strength of social relationships.
The United States and other Western countries have seen a steady increase in the number of immigrants since the 1970s. A recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that close to 13 percent of the U.S. population is foreign-born, and about 12 percent of the immigrant population are ages 65 and older (Grieco et al., 2012). A majority of recent immigrants are from Latin America and Asia, and Latino adults, particularly of Mexican origin, represent a growing segment of the aging population.