…..and the last decade saw the largest increase in US history.
Steven Camarota at the Center for Immigration Studies released his latest findings in a new report today. (I heard him present these numbers at immigration meetings in Washington, DC this past weekend).
From CIS:
New data from the Census Bureau show that the nation’s immigrant population (legal and illegal), also referred to as the foreign-born, reached 40 million in 2010, the highest number in American history. Nearly 14 million new immigrants (legal and illegal) settled in the country from 2000 to 2010, making it the highest decade of immigration in American history. This is the case even though there was a net decline of jobs during the decade. In contrast, from 1990 to 2000 job growth was 22 million and 13.2 million new immigrants arrived. Immigrants come for many reasons, such as a desire to join relatives or to access public services. As a result, immigration remains high even during a prolonged period of economic weakness.
I recommend that readers check out the charts and see how your state is doing. I notice that Wyoming remains the state with the lowest immigrant population and not surprisingly it is the only state in the Nation that does not accept refugees and participate in the refugee program with the US State Department….hummm!
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