US Foreign Born Population Hits Record

[ren0312]

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/09/...1831222129665/

Foreign-born U.S. residents hit record



Published: Sept. 22, 2008 at 8:27 PM


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.content_embed { float: right; padding: 8px; width: 280px; margin: 0 0 8px 8px; border: 1px solid #ccc; background: #fff; } .photo_embed { float: right; width: 301px; margin: 0 0 8px 8px; background: #fff; } .video_embed { float: right; width: 301px; margin: 0 0 8px 8px; background: #fff; }WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Census Bureau says at least one in five residents in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas spoke Spanish while at home in 2007.

They were part of the estimated 35 million, or 12.3 percent of the U.S. population, who spoke Spanish at home last year.
The statistics were part of the annual release of American Community Survey Data.
In the same vein, for geographic areas of more than 65,000 population, the foreign-born U.S. population reached a historic high in 2007 -- 38.1 million, or 12.6 percent of the population. Of those, almost a third, or 12 million, were born in Mexico, at least among those identified by the census.
The highest percentage of foreign born among the states: California (27.4 percent), New York (21.8), New Jersey (19.9), Nevada(19.4) and Florida (18.9). Miami and Los Angeles had the highest percentage of foreign-born (37.0 percent and 34.9 percent, respectively) among the 20 largest cities. St. Louis had the lowest (4.0 percent).

[Da Skinna]

It is morning in America. Let the cleansing begin.

[Boyar Son]

just like we got the poor humbled masses from europe now its latin americas turn.

[ren0312]

It is morning in America. Let the cleansing begin.

One thing I wondered is that if it takes a mass immigration policy for a country to be properous, then why are Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan so successfull, when those countries are largely monoethnic in makeup?

[bushbush]

One thing I wondered is that if it takes a mass immigration policy for a country to be properous, then why are Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan so successfull, when those countries are largely monoethnic in makeup?

oh wow, since i am from the area...i can certainly tell you they weren't successful cuz they were exclusive..

and you conveniently left out the most exclusive and mothoethic nation on earth in that region...China...extremely backward.

[mongrel]

One thing I wondered is that if it takes a mass immigration policy for a country to be properous, then why are Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan so successfull, when those countries are largely monoethnic in makeup?

Bangladesh, North Korea, Iran, Burkina Faso etc etc are hardly successful.

[BNS]

We're taking over!

One thing I wondered is that if it takes a mass immigration policy for a country to be properous, then why are Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan so successfull, when those countries are largely monoethnic in makeup?

So do you believe that the U.S. should be mono ethnic?

[bushbush]

So do you believe that the U.S. should be mono ethnic?

he gotta be super ignorant to say the rise of Taiwan, Japan and Korea as economic tigers were due to their mono ethnic feature LOL....

pick up any book on asian economic miracle...enlighten urself.

[ren0312]

he gotta be super ignorant to say the rise of Taiwan, Japan and Korea as economic tigers were due to their mono ethnic feature LOL....

pick up any book on asian economic miracle...enlighten urself.

I live there, and personally I can infer that their economic success was due to the right type of governing institutions, which encourage the accumulation of capital, and their high per capita savings rates.

[bushbush]

I live there, and personally I can infer that their economic success was due to the right type of governing institutions, which encourage the accumulation of capital, and their high per capita savings rates.

ya...tx for defeating your own post previously.

[ren0312]

ya...tx for defeating your own post previously.

I come from the Philippines, and people here often wonder if the reason why my country is always stuck in a rut and can not seem to get its act together is because the variuos linguistic groups see themselves as Ilocanos, Cebuanos, or Moros first and Filipinos second, I am an ethnic Chinese btw.

[ren0312]

We're taking over!

So do you believe that the U.S. should be mono ethnic?

No, what I am wondering is that whether there is any correlation at all between levels of ethnic homogenity, or lack thereoff and per capita income income levels. And btw I am not an American.

[bushbush]

No, what I am wondering is that whether there is any correlation at all between levels of ethnic homogenity, or lack thereoff and per capita income income levels. And btw I am not an American.

nope, China and India are gonna destroy ur argument.

[The King Of Peasants]

So do you believe that the U.S. should be mono ethnic?

Thats impossible the US has no ethnicity it is made up of people from all over the world...

[jankren]

Mixed ethnic girls are hawt hawt hawt!!!

[Da Skinna]

Except the Natives... but how quick do they breed?

[Lord Consul]

Time for the killing of all those anglo-saxon whiteys! America, carajo!

[Boer]

It seems odd to me that the article mixes two different findings: Spanish speaking and foreign born. Obviously not everyone who spoke Spanish was foreign born. I also find the “for geographic areas of more than 65,000 population” kind of misleading to a casual reader. How many Americans live outside of such areas?

[YuriVII]

The Great thing about USA is that there is no native ethnic group here (ok, the Indians, but they dont count anymore for practical reasons as their population is so low). It is so easy here for immigrants here to become an American. All I have to do is marry my German-American girlfriend to obtain citizenship here. It truly is the model of a world melting pot. It is harder to do in France and Germany England and Russia because those countries are based off a home ethnicity. America has no such handicap. America is a mix of ing African Asian all types of Europeans and everyone between aboriginal and eskimo. It can be a crazy place. That does not mean that Mexicans should get away so free. Why should everyone else go through the loops of the notorious immigration system when all they have to do is jump a fence without knowing a word of English, absolutely ridiculous!

[MaximiIian]

As long as they're legal immigrants, I don't really care. Good for them. If they're American citizens, they're American citizens. Bottom line. Their ethnic background should not matter.

Oh, and on the issue of ethnic identity- most of us, including me, are so ethnically mixed that identifying with any one of our blood ties is ing laughable. I'm part Scots-Irish, direct Scottish, direct Irish, Portuguese, Melungeon, English, Italian, German, Norman, Danish, Czech (largest component- I'm full quarter Czech from my dad's side), and all kinds of other ones. Like I said, primary identity based on ethnicity in America is ridiculous at best.
I, as you should well-ing-know by now, identify myself primarily with my State and City, and secondarily as an American.