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Bookmark or Share- Where immigrants to the US come from, 1850 to today - Pew Research CenterThe unauthorized immigrant population declined from 12.2 million in 2007 to 10.2 million in 2019. Since then, though, the unauthorized immigrant population has grown again, reaching 11.0 million in 2022. Mexico remained the largest country of birth for immigrants in 29 states in 2022, while India was the largest in six states.
- Key facts about U.S. immigration policies and Biden’s proposed changesIn fiscal 2019, the U.S. government awarded more than 139,000 employment-based green cards to foreign workers and their families. The Biden administration’s proposed legislation could boost the number of employment-based green cards, which are capped at about 140,000 per year. The proposal would allow the use of unused visa slots from ...
- Key findings about U.S. immigrants | Pew Research CenterGrowth of this population accelerated after Congress made changes to U.S. immigration laws in 1965. Immigrants today account for 14.3% of the U.S. population, a roughly threefold increase from 4.7% in 1970. The immigrant share of the population today is the highest since 1910 but remains below the record 14.8% in 1890.
- Most U.S. unauthorized immigrants live in just 20 metro areasSee the most recent estimates of the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population, published June 12, 2019.. Most of the United States’ 10.7 million unauthorized immigrants live in just 20 major metropolitan areas, with the largest populations in New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, according to new Pew Research Center estimates based on government data.
- US immigrant population in 2023 saw largest increase since 2000 | Pew ...U.S. immigrant population in 2023 saw largest increase in more than 20 years. One of 70 immigrants participating in a naturalization ceremony in Daley Plaza in Chicago in 2014. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) The number of immigrants living in the United States increased by roughly 1.6 million people in 2023. That marks the largest single-year ...
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