It’s a must-read for anyone who actually wants to know what they’re talking about. Nobody is going to change that fact, no matter what election promises they make.
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“On one hand, U.S. citizenship offers more security than let’s say, permanent resident status, which can be lost or revoked in a few instances”.
Since the Immigration and Nationality Act was passed in 1965, immigration has been the major driver of the country’s growth, with new immigrants, their children and grandchildren accounting for 55 percent of the increase, the report found. The number of immigrants in the United States is the direct result of that policy. The foreign-born comprise almost 14 percent of the nation’s total population; that’s the most sinceEuropean immigrants flooded into the United States in the 1890s.
Immigration will transform the United States into a nation where no racial or ethnic group is in the majority within half a century, a study has predicted. So yes, this is a picture of the American public and its future that should be regarded as far more cogent than anything yes, anything offered up this year as the presidential campaign season has begun.
Pew’s projections take into account both legal and undocumented immigrants.
If the current demographic trends continue, Asian immigrants are projected to become the largest immigrant group by 2055 and make up 38 percent of the total foreign-born population by 2065, Pew Research Center’s latest analysis said on Monday, reported Xinhua.
America’s immigration system is often criticized for being geared toward uniting families rather than bringing in talented workers, especially by companies that would like to see more temporary guest visas for highly skilled employees. But the common wisdom that this will lead to a bilingual country may be wrong.
“Hispanic population growth is coming from people born here in the United States”, he said.
At the same time, in recent years immigration from Latin America has been slowing, mainly because of what the report calls an “abrupt slowdown” of illegal immigration from Mexico. But when it comes to those from Latin America, 58% of Republicans say these immigrants have had a mostly negative impact on society, compared with 23% of Democrats.
Why is the educational profile of recent immigrants improving?
US migration patterns changed plenty from 1850 to 2013.
The center used census data for immigrants over 25 years of age who have arrived during the past half-decade, and does not distinguish between documented and undocumented immigrants.
Do I need to point out that immigration is the way America has always worked?
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This collection of “new Americans” is responsible for the majority of the nation’s population growth.
