Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler at The Center for Immigration Studies report that as of October 2023 the United States has the highest percentage of foreign-born resident in its history:
The Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS) shows that the total foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal) was 49.5 million in October 2023 — a 4.5 million increase since President Biden took office and a new record high. At 15 percent, the foreign-born share of the U.S. population is also the highest ever recorded in American history. As the debate rages over the ongoing border crisis, this finding is important because administrative numbers such as border encounters or even legal immigrant arrivals do not measure the actual size of the immigrant population, which is what ultimately determines immigration’s impact on the country.
IMO the Census Bureau’s figures sharply understate the actual “foreign-born share” of the population.
The last time we had immigration at this level we enacted the Immigration Act of 1924 in a collaboration of the right and the left and it was maintained for 50 years. I suspect we’re about one incident from something similar. Chicago is being dotted with facilities for migrants even as I write and I doubt that the Southsiders protesting them on a daily basis are MAGA Republicans.
“we’re about one incident from something similar”
How?
It requires major changes in law. That requires the Democrats to lose the Presidency, and losing so many Senate elections they cannot filibuster. Or pro-immigration Democrats to lose primaries where immigration is the key issue.
Democrats have never had less then 45 seats since 1930. And I haven’t seen any Democratic primaries where immigration was a divisive issue.
Like Curious, I don’t see anything changing.
All for perceived political advantage.
No wonder I don’t trust government. And I’m not an anarchist or nihilist…….I understand human nature. As the Founders did.
The Senate passed bills in both 2006 and 2013, at least one of which had a workplace verification in place. The House didnt agree to either. Pretty sure the GOP controlled the House in those 2 years.
Steve