A New Analysis By Pew Research Center Shows That Asians Will Surpass Latinos As The Largest Foreign-Born Population In The U.S. By 2055
The Pew Research Center reported Sept. 28 their recent analysis revealed that by the year 2055, Asians will emerge as the largest foreign-born population in the U.S. surpassing the Latinos or Hispanics.
According to an article by Fortune on Sept. 29, almost 59 million immigrants have taken shelter in the U.S. for the past 50 years taking a large share of the country's population. Based on the demographic forecast of the Pew Research Center, the foreign-born population in the U.S. will account for 88 percent of the country's population growth from 2015 until 2065.
Since 1965, which had a record of 9.6 million foreign-born individuals, almost half of the total immigrants in the U.S. originated from Latin America, where 28 percent of it account for Mexican newcomers. Meanwhile, the population of Asians, particularly Chinese and Indians, have also increased from one percent in 1965 to six percent in 2015. The foreign-born population in the U.S. for 2015 is now at 45 million.
Based on the projection made by Pew Research Center, Asians currently make up 26 percent of the foreign-born population in the U.S., while Hispanics account for 47 percent. In 2055, they are forecasting an increase to 36 percent and 34 percent for Asians and Hispanics respectively.
The USA Today noted Sept. 28 that the role of U.S. immigrants are viewed differently by different parties in the country. While most leading Republicans, including Donald Trump, would want to limit legal immigration and other GOP candidates plan on increasing border security, Democrats, including Hilary Clinton, are pushing for protections for undocumented immigrants and are aiming to create a system that will help other immigrants to enter the U.S.
"The pure politics of this is that candidates from whichever party should view these numbers as the next generation of voters," said executive director of National Immigration Forum, Ali Noorani. "They should remember that what they say now will be taken into account by future generations of U.S. citizens."
