The foreign-born population hit a record high in March, largely as a result of the influx of illegal immigrants into the United States over the past several years.
The number of foreign-born people living in the United States hit a record high of 51.6 million in March, increasing the percentage of foreign-born people to the total U.S. population to 15.6%. According to research By the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).
CIS report reveals that the U.S. foreign-born population increased by 5.1 million people between March 2022 and March 2024, the largest two-year increase in U.S. history. The book points out.
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President Biden has hinted at the possibility of an executive order closing the border. (Getty Images)
“Many people only think of migrants as workers, but fewer than half of migrants arriving after 2022 are employed,” the report added.
The report found that illegal immigration was responsible for the large increase, noting that illegal immigration accounted for 58% of the increase under President Biden’s watch. Since Biden took office in 2021, the foreign-born population has increased by a total of 6.6 million people.
The report claims that the 6.6 million increase in just 39 months under the Biden administration is “unprecedented,” and it is roughly equivalent to the increase seen in the nine years before the COVID-19 pandemic. are doing.
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“If current trends continue, the foreign-born population will reach 62.5 million people by 2030 and 82.2 million by 2040, larger than the current population of 30 states and the District of Columbia combined. ” states the report.
The report also notes that this figure represents a net change in the total population, which more than compensates for migration and deaths.
On March 21, 2024, a group of migrants storms the border, defeating Texas National Guard soldiers along the way and being stopped. (James Breeden, New York Post/Mega)
“New immigrants add to the total foreign-born population, but this is offset by mortality rates among immigrants and existing immigrant populations,” the report says. “By definition, every immigrant birth in the United States only adds to the native-born population. This means that for the foreign-born population to grow this much, the number of new arrivals would have to be even greater. means.”
Additionally, the report found that total number has been on the rise under the Biden administration compared to his predecessor, from about 42,000 per month under former President Trump before COVID-19. By contrast, Biden was adding about 174,000 new foreign-born residents per month. This figure of 174,000 far exceeds the amount of inflows during the era of former President Barack Obama, who averaged 76,000 people per month during his second term and 59,000 people per month during his first term. , the monthly average for both periods is 68,000 people.
President Biden, former President Trump, former President Obama (AP/AP/Getty Images)
“The current scale of immigration (legal and illegal) to the United States is unprecedented in this country’s history,” the report concludes. “Perhaps the most fundamental question these numbers raise is whether America can successfully accommodate and assimilate all the immigrants already here, let alone millions more in the future.”
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