Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Immigrants at Mid-Decade

Center for Immigration Studies: The report, "Immigrants at Mid-Decade: A Snapshot of America's Foreign-Born Population in 2005," is available and very interesting. You can save it as a pdf file too.

An analysis of Census Bureau data shows that the nation's foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal) reached a new record of more than 35 million in March of 2005. The data also indicate that the first half of this decade has been the highest five-year period of immigration in American history. This Backgrounder provides a detailed picture of both numbers and the socio-economic status of immigrants. DP


Be sure to read report! Parts of it are very surprising.

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