8 facts about emigration to the US that you did not know

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According to recent statistics, the number of migrants from the countries of the Middle East, Latin America, Asia and Africa has grown in the United States. The number of visitors from Europe almost did not change, and from some other countries - even decreased. Together with the specialists of Barrister Corp we prepared a selection of new facts about emigration to the USA

The number of immigrants has increased

In July 2016, the number of migrants who arrived legally and illegally in the United States reached a record 43.7 million people. This is an increase of 500 thousand from 2015, by 3.8 million since 2010 and by 12.6 million since 2000.

Every eighth US resident is a visitor

The share of migrants in the US population for 2016 is 13.5%, that is, one in eight of the country's inhabitants. This is the highest percentage for 106 years. Back in 1980, only one of the 16 residents of the States was a foreigner.

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For five years - 8 million new migrants

From 2010 to 2016 in the US settled 8.1 million people.

More minor migrants

In 2016, there were 16.6 million young migrant children in the United States who arrived with their parents, while in the country there were 60.4 million newcomers with children, that is, one fifth of the population.

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Mexicans are the largest group of migrants

Mexican immigrants (legal and illegal) became the largest foreign population of the States in 2016. Only from 2010 to 2016. From Mexico came 1.1 million people: the eighth of all visitors. However, due to back migration and natural mortality, the total number of Mexicans in the United States has not changed in six years.