Total Immigration to US Ties All-Time Record

PHOTO: Bloomberg/Alejandro Cegarra

By Stephen Dinan | 31 October 2018

THE WASHINGTON TIMES — The U.S. tied its all-time record for new immigration — both legal and illegal — in 2016, with 1.75 million arrivals, according to a new study Wednesday.

The Center for Immigration Studies, which is releasing the report, says the increase is part of a post-Great Recession rebound that’s quickly changing the demographics of the U.S.

The surge was driven chiefly by Latin America, which saw its numbers double from about 335,000 in 2011 to 668,000 in 2016, pushing it past Asia as the top-sending region. […]

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