U.S. Accounts for 6% of Global Immigrant Population Growth, Down From 63% in 1995

David J. BierThe United States isthe top desired destination for immigrants around the world. The easy labor market rules make getting job or starting a  businessmuch easier than most other countries. The cultural climate isones of the most accepting, and even if a  specific place within U.S. borders doesn’t fit your preferences, the 50 states offer other markets, cultures, and climates that might. Yet despite these facts, a much larger share of immigrants are finding homes outside of America.From 1990 to 1995, the U.S. foreign ‐​born population increased by 5.2 million, which accounted for 63 percent of the increase of 8.3 million in immigrants living in all countries in the world combined (Figure 1), according todata from the United Nations. This share has fallen almost continuously since then: 52 percent (1995 –2000), 25 percent (2000–2005), 17 percent (2005–2010), 14 percent (2010–2015), and 11 percent (2015–2019). The share was just 6 percent from 2017 to 2019.Initially, the 1995 –2000 decline was driven by larger increases in the immigrant populations of other countries (Figure 2). The U.S. immigrant population grew by almost 6.4 million from 1995 to 2000, but the world immigrant population jumped by 12.2 million, meaning that the U.S. share fell from 63 to 52 percent. Bu t after 9/11, U.S. immigrant population growth declined, while the global immigrant population continued to rise higher.While this measure —the increase in immigrant residents a...
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