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Article: IMMIGRATION POPULATION HITS NEW HIGH CALIFORNIA TOP ENTRANCE STATE.(News)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- December 13, 2005
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Byline: Lisa Friedman Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - The number of immigrants in the United States reached a new high this year after the biggest five-year increase in American history, said a study released Monday by the Center for Immigration Studies.
Nearly 7.9 million immigrants - about half of them believed to be illegal - settled in the U.S. between January 2000 and 2005, boosting the total number of immigrants in the nation to 35.1 million, the study said.
About 1.8 million immigrants during that period entered California, more than any other state, according to the study by the D.C.-based think tank that favors immigration control and ...