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Changes in the Foreign-Born Population Indicate New Growth Trends The foreign born population, or those who immigrate to the United States, tripled between 1970 (9.6 million) and 2000 (31.1 million; US Census). Most are immigrants from Mexico and Asia and they go to places that are “hot” job markets, where construction and service jobs are increasing. Many new and unskilled immigrants obtain low-wage jobs; therefore these populations tend to locate in high poverty (40% or more) neighborhoods. 13 36
Among the 13 states with the greatest foreign-born growth rates five, including Tennessee, were clustered in the Southeast. The remaining four were North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Kentucky. 14 Census 2000 statistics indicated that the greatest proportion of the foreign born population living in Hamilton County were from the Americas (Chart 4; 36%- -including Mexico, Central America, South America, and Canada) and Asia (36%). The next highest percentage was from European nations (23%). Immigrants living in Hamilton County came from more than 80 foreign nations with the top two percentages from Mexico (1236—13.3% of the total foreign born) and India (811—8.7% of the total). 37
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