U.S. Sees Biggest Yearly Surge In Immigrant Population For 20 years [Video]

The immigrant population of the United States saw its largest spike in over two decades last year, officials figures show.

Analysis of newly-released U.S. Census Bureau data, by the Pew Research Center, reveals that the immigrant population grew by approximately 1.6 million people in 2023, marking the largest single-year increase since 2000.

The surge pushed the total immigrant population to 47.8 million, up from 46.2 million in 2022.

Former president Donald Trump, the Republican candidate in November’s election, has welcomed the figures as evidence of those who “live out the American Dream.”

The increase is driven largely by an influx of legal immigration, particularly from countries like India, Mexico, and China.

As of 2023, the largest immigrant groups were from Mexico, accounting for 10.9 million people (23 percent of the total), followed by India with 2.9 million (6 percent), China with 2.4 million (5 percent), and the Philippines with 2.1 million …