Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
U.S. immigrant population at its highest since 1920 as 13% are foreign-born
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2143301/U-S-immigrant-population-highest-1920-13-foreign-born.htmlAccording to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 40 million foreign-born people living in the country in 2010 - the highest percentage of the total population since 1920.
Just a decade earlier, only 31 million people, or 11 per cent of the population, residing in the country were born elsewhere.
While foreign-born residents resided in every state, more than half lived in just the 'gateway' states: California, New York, Texas and Florida.
United: According to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 40 million foreign-born people living in the country in 2010 - the highest percentage of the total population since 1920
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2143301/U-S-immigrant-population-highest-1920-13-foreign-born.html#ixzz1ufS7d4wu