Immigration fueling rise in US population

I’m planning to write more on this topic later today (hopefully), but just saw this and thought you might find it interesting.  The Washington Times is reporting on the latest Census Bureau figures.

A new immigrant — legal or illegal — is expected to enter the United States every 30 seconds by January, the U.S. Census Bureau says.

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The agency estimates this foreign influx will increase the total U.S. population by one person every 13 seconds.

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Immigrants were responsible for more than one-third of an estimated nationwide population growth of almost 2.87 million between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, according to a census report released this week.

Go to the article here and check out the top 10 states with the greatest increase in population.  A quick glance tells me they are states with high refugee resettlement numbers too.

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