除了经济流动性之外，融入趋势显示现代移民的适应速度与过去的群体一样快或甚至更快。数据显示，目前的移民以类似的速度转向给子女取听起来较美国化的名字，且与其族裔群体以外的人结婚已变得更加普遍。此外，移民被监禁的可能性低于本地出生的公民，这一犯罪率差距随著时间的推移而扩大。至关重要的是，2025 年的人口普查数据显示，自 2010 年以来抵达的移民拥有学士或以上学位的可能性显著高于本地出生的美国人，这表明尽管近期非正规边境越境人数增加，但教育水平仍呈现上升趋势。
在政治上，围绕移民的舆论已从 1900 年代初期抵制期间的单一否定基调，转变为如今高度两极分化的环境。对国会演说的分析显示，虽然共和党政治人物维持著与一个世纪前相当的否定观点，但民主党政治人物已变得异常积极。事实上，研究指出没有任何一个欧洲政党比美国民主党更支持移民。这种两极分化阻止了像 1920 年代配额制度那样的统一立法关闭，但它导致了不稳定的政策波动，这可能会阻碍高技能的移民。
Economic mobility studies by Ran Abramitzky, Leah Boustan, Elisa Jácome, and Santiago Pérez indicate that children of immigrants raised at the 25th income percentile—equivalent to a household income of about $36,000—demonstrate high upward mobility. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the sons of these low-income immigrants climbed the income ladder faster than the sons of native-born White parents. Recent data from 1997 to 2015 shows that this trend persists, with sons of poor immigrants continuing to outperform their native-born counterparts, and children from several Asian nations achieving even higher mobility rates. While certain groups like Norwegian immigrants in the 1900s historically lagged, their descendants eventually caught up.
Beyond economic mobility, integration trends reveal that modern immigrants adapt as quickly as or faster than past cohorts. Data shows that current immigrants shift toward giving children American-sounding names at a similar pace, and marrying outside their ethnic group has become more common. Furthermore, immigrants are less likely to be incarcerated than native-born citizens, a criminality gap that has widened over time. Crucially, Census data from 2025 shows that immigrants arriving since 2010 are significantly more likely to hold bachelor's degrees or higher compared to native-born Americans, signaling a rising education trend despite recent increases in irregular border crossings.
Politically, the rhetoric surrounding immigration has shifted from a uniformly negative tone during the early 1900s backlash to a highly polarized environment today. Analysis of congressional speeches shows that while Republican politicians maintain negative views comparable to those of a century ago, Democratic politicians have become exceptionally positive. In fact, research indicates that no European political party is more supportive of immigration than the US Democratic Party. This polarization prevents a unified legislative shutdown like the quotas of the 1920s, but it results in volatile policy swings that could deter highly skilled immigrants.