Foreign-born population up to 33 million in 2002

[Flying_Pig]

Foreign-born population at 33 million, growing similar to 1990s, census survey shows

WASHINGTON (AP) --

The foreign-born population in the United States rose to 33 million in 2002, growing over the previous year at a pace similar to the surging immigration rates of the 1990s, a Census Bureau survey found.

The increase from 2001 of 5 percent -- nearly 1.6 million people -- came in a struggling economy and at a time when immigration laws were more strictly enforced after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

In 2002, more than half the foreign born, or almost 17.3 million, come from Latin America, according to the latest estimates from the bureau's American Community Survey being released Wednesday. That was up about 7 percent from the previous year.

"The foreign born was expected to grow regardless of the slowdown of the economy and the residual effects of Sept. 11," said Kevin Deardorff, chief of the bureau's immigration statistics staff.

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[DavidDvorkin]

1. Shocking! Outrageous! What's happening to America?

Something must be done to stop this!

Oh, wait a minute. I'm foreign born. Nevvvver mind.

[maxsolomon]

2. does this count illegals?

i have no point, except to ask:

can they bring in more czech hotties?

[Flying_Pig]

4. Ha ha!

I was thinking, imagine the comments an article like this might generate over in Freeperland. The xenophobes would be coming out of the woodwork! Shows the difference between tolerant liberals, and intolerant whetever-they-are....

[DuctapeFatwa]

3. Our family has had nothing but trouble from immigrants

ever since we came to this country.

[JPace]

5. It does seem excessive....

in a time when jobs are getting more
scarce. I hear some foreign workers
are brought over by corporate America
and being trained by the American workers
they are going to replace. Foreign workers
will work for much lower wages.

This job and wage crisis is getting hot!

[Flying_Pig]

6. I agree that we need more...

controls on "economic immigration". We need to get our own house in order again, first. With our economy the way it is, and with unemployment numbers off the charts, high immigration levels will do nothing but exacerbate the problem for all of us. Time to reconsider the whole concept, until such time as we can do justice to all concerned, including immigrants looking for a better life.