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Power and the People The U.S. Census and Who Counts

Immigration, Legal & Illegal

Census data can be used to track both migration within the U.S., and immigration to the U.S. The Census Bureau uses “native born” to refer to anyone born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad of a U.S. citizen parent or parents.

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Most common country of birth for foreign-born residents, excluding Mexico
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With detailed maps of the Great Migration of African Americans from the South, 1900-1929.
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The Great Migration of African Americans from the South
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by Isabel Wilkerson