The U.S. adds one international migrant (net) every 36 seconds. Immigrants account for one in 8 U.S. residents, the highest level in more than 90 years. In 1970 it was one in 21; in 1980 it was one in 16; and in 1990 it was one in 13. In a decade, it will be one in 7, the highest it has been in our history. And by 2050, one in 5 residents of the U.S. will be foreign-born.
The nation’s immigrant population (legal and illegal) reached 40 million in 2010, the highest number in our history. The U.S. immigrant population has doubled since 1990, nearly tripled since 1980, and quadrupled since 1970, when it stood at 9.7 million. Of the 40 million immigrants in the country in 2010, 13.9 million arrived in 2000 or later making it the highest decade of immigration in American history, even though there was a net loss of jobs during the decade.
Growth in the immigrant population has primarily been driven by high levels of legal immigration. Roughly three-fourths of immigrants in the country are here legally. With nearly 12 million immigrants, Mexico was by far the top immigrant-sending country, accounting for 29 percent of all immigrants and 29 percent of growth in the immigrant population from 2000 to 2010. The median age of immigrants in 2010 was 41.4 compared to 35.9 for natives.
Currently, 1.6 million legal and illegal immigrants settle in the country each year; 350,000 immigrants leave each year, resulting in a net immigration of 1.25 million. Since 1970, the U.S. population has increased from 203 million to 310 million, i.e., over 100 million. In the next 40 years, the population will increase by an additional 130 million to 440 million. Three-quarters of the increase in our population since 1970 and the projected increase will be the result of immigration. The U.S., the world’s third most populous nation, has the highest annual rate of population growth of any developed country in the world, i.e., 0.963% (2011 estimate,) principally due to immigration.
By 2019 half of the children 18 and under in the U.S. will be classified as minorities and by 2042, half of the residents of this country will be minorities. Generally, immigrants and minorities vote predominantly for the Democrat Party. Hence, Democrats view immigration as a never-ending source of voters that will make them the permanent majority party. Immigrants and minorities vote Democrat.
The 300,000 children born to illegal aliens (birthright citizenship) are not included in these numbers.
Why?
Why are we letting in ANY Mexican legal immigrants if there are ANY
illegal Mexicans here?
Why do we promote food stamps to the Mexican embassies? For their
illegals coming here?
Why do we stand in front of the Mexican president and tell Arizona
to go to hell? Why is Obama killing any Arizona action to protect itself
against gun running and drug violence?
Why did Obama do Fast and Furious against American border agents dead
and the Mexicans dead? Is he a Hitler type dictator and thought he could
get away with it?
Why do I have to select a language, english or spanish in a CVS store? WHY???
as if English and Spanish are equal.
THEY ARE NOT EQUAL IN THIS COUNTRY THE USA.
If you don’t want to speak English get the hell out of my country.
If you don’t want to follow legal immigration get the hell out of my country now.
If you are illegal or legal and get any Food STamps, health care, Medicaid
or welfare, GET THE HELL OUT OF MY COUNTRY NOW.
We want hard working people who do not take welfare, they have a sponsor
and are not a burden to any government program.
The Italians, the Germans, the Dutch, the Irish, came here and became
Americans. I could go on and on.
The German Jews fleeing hitler.
They learned English. They were proud.
Do you think they snuck in illegally?? NO DAMMIT. and they were not
a burden to the state.