Posted on 07/24/2018 6:30:16 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Some 13.5 percent of the U.S. population -- 44 million -- is foreign born, the highest level ever, and many are not proficient in English, choosing to speak Spanish at home instead.
A report from the Migration Policy Institute found that 22 percent of the U.S. population does not speak English at home.
The share was highest in Nevada at 31 percent and Florida at 29 percent.
The report revealed a new trend in migration to the U.S where immigrants are dispersed throughout the nation instead of clustering in a few states and cities.
For example, while the number of immigrants in the last eight years increased 9 percent, the foreign born population surged 15 percent or more in 15 states. The report said those states are: North Dakota, West Virginia, South Dakota, Delaware, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Alaska, Indiana, Florida, Nevada, Washington, Iowa, and Maryland.
“Approximately nine million immigrants, or one in every five, reside in these 15 states.” said the report.
Mexicans and Cubans dominated the influx, followed by those from India and China.
Legal immigrants with green cards in the top 15 states were slightly outnumbered by illegal alien. From the report:
More than 1.6 million foreign nationals in the top 15 states obtained lawful permanent residence (LPR status, also known as getting a green card) between fiscal year (FY) 2010 and 2016. They accounted for 22 percent of the 7.4 million immigrants who received green cards during the same period nationwide.
The 15 states were home to about 1.7 million unauthorized immigrants in the 2010-14 period, or about 15 percent of the 11 million unauthorized population in the United States.
That is child abuse for their children. It should be a requirement for free stuff to speakie English!!
‘11 million illegal aliens in country’....yeah sure.
And because political correctness is shoved down our throats, we aren’t allowed to have a rational discussion about the impacts of all this immigration, or whether this is good for society.
The liberals spew out one liners about being a nation of immigrants, and that diversity is our strength, and then the discussion ends.
That 11 million illegal aliens number dates back to the 1970. Sorry Skippy. It’s somewhere in the vicinity of 30 to 50 million right now.
Top 20 N.J. towns where English is not the dominant language, ranked
https://www.nj.com/data/2018/07/top_20_nj_towns_where_english_is_not_the_dominant.html
Make that over 50% and you have California. And it’s not just Spanish.
If you’ve been here a very long time you can remember when Cali was part of America.
That is the way it has always been in Little Italy, Little Italy, Greektown and Puerto Rican neighborhoods.
Another reminder of the brilliance of our Founding Fathers in creating the Electoral College.
That is child abuse for their children.
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It certainly is child abuse.
Not speaking English in the United States is a recipe for failure. And not speaking English prevents assimilation into our society. It relegates people to their own little dead end barrio.
Spanish speaking people are colonizing our country with the help and encouragement of Bush League Republicans.
Bush League Republicans MUST become extinct before the Republic does.
the 11 million unauthorized population in the United States.
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There were 11 million ILLEGAL ALIENS (not unauthorized) in 2000, by now it must be 30 million, minimum.
They are lying to US.
Neither did my parents when they were children.
Italians and Greeks have a history of large scale assimilation to the dominant culture in the U.S. over the past hundred years, despite the presence of such relatively small enclaves as Little Italy in New York City. Italians and Greeks also acquitted themselves quite well fighting for the U.S. in WWII. Both Italian and Greek immigrants arrived in the U.S. during the 1890’s sponsored under controlled legal immigration. Where are you coming from with your careless pronouncements, newbie?
Exactly what I thought. Total BS
Are those Chinese and Indians speaking Spanish at home too? Why does the author act as though it's only Spanish they're speaking?
Heh, we all know exactly what this means.
And anyone thinking that none of those folks vote illegally is dumber than a CNN newsreader.
Hillary had a majority my Obamahole.
Going back more than 100 years, people who lived in ethnic neighborhoods spoke other languages in their homes.
It is not a new situation.
that % would drop considerably if all illegals were deported. imo.
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