This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
A wonderful interactive map that shows each county in the U.S. and the foreign-born people living there. Select a foreign country and then look at each U.S. county to see how many of those people are living there. This is from the 2000 Census.
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