Wednesday, July 04, 2012

New Americans

Last year, 694,193 foreign-born residents of the United States became naturalized citizens. Twelve countries account for slightly more than half the total: Mexico (13.7%), India (6.6%), Philippines (6.1%), China (4.7%), Colombia (3.3%), Cuba (3.0%), Vietnam (3.0%), Dominican Republic (3.0%), Jamaica (2.1%), Haiti (2.0%), El Salvador (2.0), and South Korea (1.8%).

Source: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Naturalizations: 2011

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