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In reply to the discussion: Can anyone get it? Most of the World hates the USA!! [View all]bluedigger
(17,412 posts)62. Yes, I do.
What are the historical numbers and shares of immigrants in the United States?
Data on the nativity of the US population were first collected in the 1850 decennial census. That year, there were 2.2 million foreign born in the United States, almost 10 percent of the total population.
Between 1860 and 1920, immigrants as a percentage of the total population fluctuated between 13 and 15 percent, peaking at nearly 15 percent in 1890 mainly due to European immigration. By 1930, immigrants' share of the US population had dropped to less than 12 percent (14.2 million individuals).
The share of foreign born in the US population continued to decline between the 1930s and 1970s, reaching a record low of approximately 5 percent in 1970 (9.6 million individuals). However, since 1970, the percentage has increased rapidly, mainly due to large-scale immigration from Latin America and Asia.
The foreign born represented 6 percent (14.1 million individuals) of the total US population in 1980. By 1990, their share had risen to 8 percent (19.8 million individuals), and by the 2000 census they made up 11 percent (31.1 million individuals) of the total US population. As of 2010, immigrants comprised 13 percent (40 million) of the total US population.http://www.migrationinformation.org/usfocus/display.cfm?ID=886#1
Data on the nativity of the US population were first collected in the 1850 decennial census. That year, there were 2.2 million foreign born in the United States, almost 10 percent of the total population.
Between 1860 and 1920, immigrants as a percentage of the total population fluctuated between 13 and 15 percent, peaking at nearly 15 percent in 1890 mainly due to European immigration. By 1930, immigrants' share of the US population had dropped to less than 12 percent (14.2 million individuals).
The share of foreign born in the US population continued to decline between the 1930s and 1970s, reaching a record low of approximately 5 percent in 1970 (9.6 million individuals). However, since 1970, the percentage has increased rapidly, mainly due to large-scale immigration from Latin America and Asia.
The foreign born represented 6 percent (14.1 million individuals) of the total US population in 1980. By 1990, their share had risen to 8 percent (19.8 million individuals), and by the 2000 census they made up 11 percent (31.1 million individuals) of the total US population. As of 2010, immigrants comprised 13 percent (40 million) of the total US population.http://www.migrationinformation.org/usfocus/display.cfm?ID=886#1
Now, what do you have to back your BS?
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I believe any country with the US's type of domination would do exactly the same
treestar
Mar 2013
#45
You don't see much emigration from highly developed countries these days at all.
Posteritatis
Mar 2013
#75
Yeah the millions of Norwegians beating down the door to get in here is downright frightening.
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#24
Cause people want to leave countries we might bomb, safer for them here
The Straight Story
Mar 2013
#34
Demand for entry is high from Third World countries, not so much from First World countries
Lydia Leftcoast
Mar 2013
#54
name some famous leaders who think they can murder anyone just because they want to...and do nt
msongs
Mar 2013
#17
Hubris is the typical downfall of the mighty. And it's the nuts on the right who shout about how the
gtar100
Mar 2013
#23
Yes they did, because this is a discussion forum, not a personal blog. They responded on topic.
stevenleser
Mar 2013
#68
Wow. As an American living in Australia (and this is the fourth country I've lived in)
Number23
Mar 2013
#116
How about agreeing with the Canadian and being a 62 yr old US Citizen and a vet.....
OldDem2012
Mar 2013
#99
WOW! I was the one getting slammed, but it offended someone ELSE enuf to do an alert!
ConcernedCanuk
Mar 2013
#106
No, I do not think it is ok. Those 700+ military sites in more than 30 countries
bike man
Mar 2013
#94
We should strive to be more like Canada, who was wise enough to stay out of Iraq,
hughee99
Mar 2013
#73
What do I like to do? Explore remote camping spots in Northern Ontario.
ConcernedCanuk
Mar 2013
#107
Many of the people in our nation get it. However, I suspect that does not include the bigwigs in the
jwirr
Mar 2013
#108
Money and power are definitely the motives. But most of us do not have any of that money or that
jwirr
Mar 2013
#110
"most of this was done with the concent of the governed." - Not really methinks.
ConcernedCanuk
Mar 2013
#112
No I don't think you are wrong. But if you think back to 911 most of us were very willing to be
jwirr
Mar 2013
#114
that simply is not true. And nobody criticizes U.S. foreign policy more than me
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2013
#115
From someone who's part of most of the rest of the world: We don't hate the US...
Violet_Crumble
Mar 2013
#117