From a report released Monday by the non-partisan Center for Immigration Studies:
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The foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal) hit new record highs in March 2024 of 51.6 million and 15.6 percent of the total U.S. population. Since March 2022 the foreign-born population has increased 5.1 million, the largest two-year increase in American history. The foreign-born population has never grown this much this fast. Although many think of immigrants only as workers, less than half of those who arrived since 2022 are employed.
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- Since President Biden took office in January 2021 the foreign-born population has increased by 6.6 million in just 39 months.
- We have previously estimated that nearly 58 percent of the increase under President Biden is due to illegal immigration.
- If present trends continue, the foreign-born population will reach 62.5 million in 2030 and 82.2 million by 2040 larger than the current combined populations of 30 states plus the District of Columbia.
- Many observers think of immigrants solely as workers, but only 46 percent of the foreign-born who arrived in 2022 or later were employed in the first part of 2024 similar to the share of new arrivals employed during previous economic expansions.