Because it is! Every person living in the U.S. who isn’t Native American is either an immigrant or has a parent, grandparent, or other ancestor who was one. More than 40 million people living in the U.S. today were born in other countries.
Top Five Countries of Birth for Immigrants in the U.S. in 2017
How many immigrants came from Mexico and China combined?
- Mexico: 11.2 million
- China: 2.9 million
- India: 2.6 million
- Philippines: 2.0 million
- El Salvador: 1.4 million