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Chapter 1: Q.34 (page 9)

Have levels of immigration to the United States been relatively high or low in recent years? Explain.

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Levels of immigration to the United States has been relatively high in recent years.

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Definition

Immigration is the permanent flow of people from a source country to a destination country.

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Explanation

Recent immigration in the United States is at an all-time high when measured in absolute numbers, but not when measured as a percentage of the population. The economic benefits of immigration are genuine, but they are modest. The number of immigrants in the United States in 2019 was over 44.9 million, the greatest number ever recorded in census records.

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