"Americans in ever-larger numbers are leaving most of the states that are premier destinations for immigrants and moving to Southeastern and Western states that are home to most of the white population growth in the nation, according to the first migration analysis of the 2000 census," Newhouse News reports. "[Demographer William] Frey found, as he did in an analysis 10 years ago for Newhouse News Service of 1990 Census data, that people from major urban immigrant hubs were increasingly following their suburban dream not just a few miles but across state and regional lines."