Posted on 10/23/2005 7:46:14 AM PDT by devane617
From a theater in Las Colinas that screens Indian films to a Sunday Mass in Spanish at a Rockwall church, the changes spurred by the 1 million immigrants who have settled in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the last 15 years are obvious. The region remains one of the fastest-growing major metropolitan areas in the nation, with at least a third of its growth fueled by people moving here from outside the U.S. But its emergence as one of the country's major gateways for immigrants holds a few surprises, according to a Dallas Morning News analysis. The suburbs of North Texas offer a greater mix of backgrounds than do the two major cities. While immigrants in the inner cities tend to be predominantly of Mexican descent, roots in the suburbs are spread more evenly among Mexico, India, China and other places abroad. p>
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The chart shows the breakdown of percentages of illegals by countries or origin. Problem is, it only accounts for 68%. Where do the other 32% come from?
As of mid 2003, 100% of California's growth is fueled by immigration. Since 2003 California's native population has been shrinking due to relocations to other states.
This demographic has placed penalities on the cost of U-Haul equipment if you're moving out of California. U-Haul realized that their equipment was leaving the state but not returning. Until 2003 normal migration patterns had usually returned as my rental units to the California as were leaving.
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