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TEEN IMMIGRANT FACTS

In 2021, most teenage immigrants were from Mexico, China, El Salvador, India, and the Philippines. As per the Migration Policy Institute, children and teenagers also make up 18% of all immigrants in the US. A Pew Research Center study also found that one in four children in the United States has an immigrant parent. 2,3

Trends and Data Immigration is a hotly debated topic in the United States. The approximately 45 million immigrants currently in the country are the highest number of immigrants ever recorded. The annual number of new arrivals has fluctuated over the past few decades, with a high of 1.8 million new immigrants in 2000 and a low of 795,000 in 2018. 4 Where Are Immigrants Coming From? Immigrants come to the United States from all over the world looking for greater opportunities. 1 The top origin countries for immigrants in the United States have shifted over time. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most immigrants came from European countries, while today, most come from Latin America and Asia. Typically, most immigrants in the United States come from Mexico, China, India, the Philippines, and El Salvador. More recently, civil unrest has caused the numbers to be markedly

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You Are Not Alone: Immigration