Immigrant growth by US Metro (2011-2021)

[RST500]

Immigrant Growth From 2011-2021 by Urban Area
New York City: 549,334
Miami/Fort Lauderdale: 452,161
Houston: 386,137
Dallas/Fort Worth: 303,841
Washington DC: 261,410
Seattle/Tacoma: 219,945
Boston: 206,239
Atlanta: 187,683
Philadelphia: 137,972
Las Vegas: 134,319
Orlando: 130,217
Tampa: 125,732
San Jose: 123,158
Sacramento: 108,978
San Francisco: 102,569
Charlotte: 92,301
Detroit: 90,654
Austin: 87,501
Minneapolis/St. Paul: 86,858
Phoenix: 80,410
San Diego: 75,039
Chicago: 74,549
Denver: 64,543
San Antonio: 61,987
Baltimore: 56,598
Portland, OR: 41,524
Riverside/San Bernardino: 37,082
Los Angeles: -104,378

[RST500]

Contrasting with total foreign born population, look at how underrepresented LA and other CA metros are among recent immigration.


Total International Immigrant Population by Urban Area 2021
New York City: 5,818,903
Los Angeles: 4,174,784
Miami/Fort Lauderdale: 2,491,304
Chicago: 1,626,887
Houston: 1,472,780
Washington DC: 1,318,408
Dallas/Fort Worth: 1,206,082
San Francisco: 1,170,735
Boston: 940,805
Atlanta: 810,543
Seattle/Tacoma: 744,322
San Jose: 742,847
San Diego: 725,515
Philadelphia: 663,560
Phoenix: 589,128
Las Vegas: 480,724
Riverside/San Bernardino: 479,112
Detroit: 427,465
Tampa: 414,958
Sacramento: 374,610
Minneapolis/St. Paul: 367,415
Orlando: 344,580
Denver: 337,380
Baltimore: 284,098
Portland, OR: 288,373
Austin: 269,971
San Antonio: 255,419
Charlotte: 217,948

[RST500]

Countries with over 10,000 growth between 2011-2021 by Urban Area

New York City - 18
Dominican Republic: 162,318
China: 103,149
India: 78,700
Bangladesh: 42,313
Colombia: 27,680
Egypt: 20,371
Nigeria: 19,105
Jamaica: 17,819
Guyana: 16,230
El Salvador: 16,061
Guatemala: 15,690
Brazil: 14,248
Uzbekistan: 13,884
Venezuelan: 13,831
Ghana: 12,728
Ecuador: 11,611
Ukraine: 11,288
Honduras: 10,437

Houston - 12
Honduras: 35,988
India: 33,659
Nigeria: 28,328
Venezuela: 26,049
El Salvador: 25,458
Vietnam: 25,117
China: 20,226
Cuba: 19,655
Colombia: 13,369
Guatemala: 13,324
Philippines: 11,589
Pakistan: 10,073

Miami/Fort Lauderdale - 9
Cuba: 128,424
Venezuela: 94,075
Haiti: 38,356
Colombia: 35,880
Brazil: 19,212
Jamaica: 18,950
Guatemala: 14,834
Dominican Republic: 11,843
Honduras: 10,071

Dallas/Fort Worth - 7
India: 62,757
El Salvador: 18,753
Nigeria: 14,378
Vietnam: 14,136
China: 11,795
Honduras: 11,171
Nepal: 10,882

Washington DC - 7
El Salvador: 30,272
India: 27,092
Ethiopia: 22,708
China: 16,248
Guatemala: 14,658
Afghanistan: 11,310
Honduras: 10,751

Boston - 7
China: 36,406
Dominican Republic: 31,241
India: 25,585
Haiti: 15,651
El Salvador: 14,731
Brazil: 12,781
Cabo Verde: 10,062

Los Angeles - 5
China: 83,845
Vietnam: 17,063
India: 15,152
Armenia: 11,175
Guatemala: 10,988

Seattle/Tacoma - 4
India: 52,869
China: 37,427
Vietnam: 10,605
Philippines: 10,032

Atlanta - 4
India: 43,138
Jamaica: 15,197
China: 12,583
Nigeria: 10,101

Tampa - 4
Cuba: 31,097
Puerto Rico: 21,587
India: 11,374
Venezuela: 10,430

Detroit - 4
India: 20,987
Iraq: 17,754
Yemen: 11,433
Bangladesh: 10,187

Orlando – 3
Venezuela: 22,301
Haiti: 13,378
Brazil: 10,870

San Jose - 3
India: 53,799
China: 47,403
Vietnam: 10,439

Philadelphia - 3
India: 25,247
Dominican Republic: 17,995
China: 15,888

Las Vegas - 3
Philippines: 38,949
Cuba: 11,500
China: 10,119

Sacramento - 3
India: 17,258
Philippines: 11,886
Vietnam: 10,643

Chicago - 3
India: 38,352
China: 14,232
Philippines: 10,813

San Francisco - 2
India: 40,985
China: 31,860

Minneapolis/St. Paul - 2
Somalia: 14,719
Ethiopia: 11,577

Charlotte - 2
India: 18,008
Honduras: 10,252

San Diego - 2
India: 12,711
China: 11,840

Phoenix - 1
India: 19,532

Austin - 1
India: 18,787

Baltimore - 1
Nigeria: 10,805

San Antonio - 1
Mexico: 20,586

Portland, OR - 0

Denver - 0

Riverside/San Bernardino - 0

[wwmiv]

Where’s the data coming from? Did the CB release urban area numbers?

[Docere]

Originally Posted by RST500

Immigrant Growth From 2011-2021 by Urban Area

Los Angeles: -104,378

I was wondering where L.A. was as I read down the list...

[dave8721]

From the stats (and see LA's position) it looks like Mexican immigration has basically stopped all together.

[iheartthed]

I can't decide whether the growth number for Miami or L.A. is most shocking.

[dimondpark]

So just to clarify is this by Metro Area or Urban Area? They are 2 entirely different things.

[homebucket]

It looks like Mexican immigration has basically stopped. The only urban area with 10k+ growth is San Antonio.

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by dave8721

From the stats (and see LA's position) it looks like Mexican immigration has basically stopped all together.

Oops just saw this. But that was the main takeaway I got as well.

I also wonder where all of LA’s immigrants are moving to. Despite having negative growth, LA’s overall immigrant population is still solidly 2nd.

[dimondpark]

Originally Posted by homebucket

Oops just saw this. But that was the main takeaway I got as well.

I also wonder where all of LA’s immigrants are moving to. Despite having negative growth, LA’s overall immigrant population is still solidly 2nd.

This statistic above only covers about 1,700 square miles of the LA Megalopolis and data shows that the #1 destination of people leaving LA Metro is the Inland Empire.

Foreign Born Population by Combined Statistical Area, 2021:
New York-Newark 6,372,191
Los Angeles-Long Beach 5,422,179
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland 2,853,389
Miami-Port St Lucie-Ft Lauderdale 2,634,914
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington 1,811,332
Houston-The Woodlands 1,748,117
Chicago-Naperville 1,708,917
Dallas-Ft Worth 1,509,535
Boston-Worcester-Providence 1,388,248
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke Co-Sandy Springs 919,834
Seattle-Tacoma 874,745
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden 823,206
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona 691,540
Phoenix-Mesa 665,979
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor 499,086
Sacramento-Roseville 495,093
Las Vegas-Henderson 491,628
Denver-Aurora 430,736
Minneapolis-St Paul 421,500
Portland-Vancouver-Salem 384,853
San Antonio-New Braunfels 315,806
Charlotte-Concord 291,176
Raleigh-Durham-Cary 261,520
Fresno-Madera-Hanford 255,725
Cape Coral-Ft Myers-Naples 249,501
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem 247,518
McAllen-Edinburg 244,827
El Paso-Las Cruces 234,118
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville 208,642
Hartford-East Hartford 183,587
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie 182,072
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro 176,065
Cleveland-Akron-Canton 175,578
Jacksonville-St Marys-Palatka 168,496
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City 163,123
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha 140,512
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point 135,323
Tucson-Nogales 135,141
St Louis-St Charles-Farmington 132,099
Virginia Beach-Norfolk 119,124
Oklahoma City-Shawnee 112,114
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville 118,587
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas 100,716
Brownsville-Harligen-Raymondsville 100,494
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton 100,487
New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond 100,451

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by sopas ej

Because it's not just only Mexicans that move here to LA? We've been getting plenty of immigrants from OTHER countries too, you know.

Right, but Mexican immigration is traditionally a big share of immigration to LA. When it shifts to zero, it obviously affects total net immigration.

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by dimondpark

This statistic above only covers about 1,700 square miles of the LA Megalopolis and data shows that the #1 destination of people leaving LA Metro is the Inland Empire.

Foreign Born Population by Combined Statistical Area, 2021:
New York-Newark 6,372,191
Los Angeles-Long Beach 5,422,179
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland 2,853,389
Miami-Port St Lucie-Ft Lauderdale 2,634,914
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington 1,811,332
Houston-The Woodlands 1,748,117
Chicago-Naperville 1,708,917
Dallas-Ft Worth 1,509,535
Boston-Worcester-Providence 1,388,248
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke Co-Sandy Springs 919,834
Seattle-Tacoma 874,745
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden 823,206
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona 691,540
Phoenix-Mesa 665,979
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor 499,086
Sacramento-Roseville 495,093
Las Vegas-Henderson 491,628
Denver-Aurora 430,736
Minneapolis-St Paul 421,500
Portland-Vancouver-Salem 384,853
San Antonio-New Braunfels 315,806
Charlotte-Concord 291,176
Raleigh-Durham-Cary 261,520
Fresno-Madera-Hanford 255,725
Cape Coral-Ft Myers-Naples 249,501
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem 247,518
McAllen-Edinburg 244,827
El Paso-Las Cruces 234,118
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville 208,642
Hartford-East Hartford 183,587
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie 182,072
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro 176,065
Cleveland-Akron-Canton 175,578
Jacksonville-St Marys-Palatka 168,496
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City 163,123
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha 140,512
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point 135,323
Tucson-Nogales 135,141
St Louis-St Charles-Farmington 132,099
Virginia Beach-Norfolk 119,124
Oklahoma City-Shawnee 112,114
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville 118,587
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas 100,716
Brownsville-Harligen-Raymondsville 100,494
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton 100,487
New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond 100,451

Are you able to do another version of this list as a % of total CSA population?

I thought about the IE migration too but according to the numbers posted, it also hasn’t increased much in terms of immigration numbers. You would think it’d be higher if people were moving from LA to the IE. In contrast, Sacramento has decent immigration growth for a metro of its size. I suspect a good proportion of that is from the Bay Area. In that way given LA’s negative growth, I would’ve expected to see that translated to very high growth in the IE. Now I’m starting to suspect they’re moving to Vegas instead.

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by homebucket

In that way given LA’s negative growth, I would’ve expected to see that translated to very high growth in the IE. Now I’m starting to suspect they’re moving to Vegas instead.

Maybe Fresno, Bakersfield, and random smaller inland metros? And Phoenix?

Just looking at NYC's immigration patterns, Philly and small metros within about a 2-hour drive seem to have the most local migrant interplay. Places like Hartford, Scranton, Hazelton, etc.

[dimondpark]

Originally Posted by homebucket

Are you able to do another version of this list as a % of total CSA population?

I thought about the IE migration too but according to the numbers posted, it also hasn’t increased much in terms of immigration numbers. You would think it’d be higher if people were moving from LA to the IE. In contrast, Sacramento has decent immigration growth for a metro of its size. I suspect a good proportion of that is from the Bay Area. In that way given LA’s negative growth, I would’ve expected to see that translated to very high growth in the IE. Now I’m starting to suspect they’re moving to Vegas instead.

absolutely, Las Vegas is the #1 out-of-state destination from LA, but the Inland Empire is the #1 destination from LA overall. Immigration definitely slowed down but this state is a spring board for growth to the entire West and now the South as well, it first started among Whites and now we see the movement of immigrants as well, to me this is fine and as it should be. This is the same pattern that existed in the East Coast as well decades ago.

On the other hand, let's not get carried away into thinking that this trend is permanent, nothing is permanent when it comes to demographics. it's always shifting.

What I don't like is the implication that somehow we are not diverse. That's nonsense.

this has been sitting on my laptop for a while...

Countries with 5,000+ Immigrants by CSA, 2021

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland: 50 Countries
Total Foreign Born: 2,853,389
Mexico 675,516
China 457,221
India 329,760
Philippines 268,235
VIetnam 165,246
El Salvador 72,237
Korea 59,730
Guatemala 52,696
United Kingdom 43,138
Iran 40,221
Canada 38,290
Japan 33,419
Nicaragua 24,119
Russia 23,169
Germany 22,168
Brazil 20,968
Peru 20,497
Pakistan 18,886
Honduras 18,392
Thailand 18,347
Afghanistan 17,901
Cambodia 16,536
Portugal 15,917
Fiji 15,322
Laos 15,102
France 14,729
Ukraine 14,598
Burma 14,260
Ethiopia 10,563
Yemen 10,017
Israel 9,808
Italy 9,800
Nigeria 9,559
Colombia 9,405
Indonesia 8,996
Norway 8,700
Australia 8,693
Turkey 8,504
Malaysia 7,570
Argentina 7,452
Poland 7,222
Egypt 7,060
Bangladesh 5,469
South Africa 5,389
Spain 5,174
Jordan 5,136
Lebanon 5,131
Venezuela 5,131
Netherlands 5,081
Singapore 5,078

Houston-The Woodlands: 35 Countries
1,748,117
Mexico 606,733
El Salvador 119,803
Vietnam 95,847
India 95,097
Honduras 91,828
China 72,148
Nigeria 63,000
Venezuela 54,747
Guatemala 39,964
Colombia 39,933
Phillpines 35,699
Pakistan 35,325
Cuba 34,146
United Kingdom 28,155
Eritrea 16,623
Canada 16,502
Iran 16,283
Nicaragua 12,027
Germany 11,870
Iraq 10,738
Korea 10,345
Peru 9,682
Jamaica 9,217
Kenya 8,808
Brazil 8,219
Argentina 8,034
Russia 7,289
Cameroon 7,058
Egypt 6,244
Japan 5,457
Bangladesh 5,397
Nepal 5,331
Indonesia 5,316
Dominican Republic 5,269
Turkey 5,193

[Crawford]

Dallas has very impressive numbers for India. Wouldn't have guessed that Dallas was the #2 MSA for net Indian immigration growth.

[dimondpark]

This is for CSAs with 4M+ population.

Total Population that Speaks a Language other than English, 2021:
Los Angeles---8,697,254---49.8%
New York------8,068,934---36.8%
San Jose------3,384,958---43.0%
Miami---------3,281,416---50.6%
Houston-------2,696,640---39.0%
Chicago-------2,656,642---28.5%
Dalllas---------2,344,668---30.3%
Washington----2,208,534---23.6%
Boston---------1,810,330---22.6%
Atlanta---------1,195,979--18.1%
Phoenix--------1,195,111---25.4%
Philadelphia---1,187,270--17.0%
Orlando--------1,175,448--28.9%
Seattle---------1,051,267--22.5%
Detroit-----------663,720--13.0%

Spanish:
Los Angeles----6,057,249---34.7%
New York------4,039,994---18.4%
Miami----------2,536,714---39.1%
Houston-------2,034,135---29.4%
San Jose-------1,769,249---19.6%
Dallas----------1,644,135---21.3%
Chicago--------1,577,167---16.9%
Washington----969,861------10.4%
Phoenix--------915,125---19.4%
Orlando--------886,988--21.8%
Boston---------704,407---8.8%
Atlanta---------613,776---9.3%
Philadelphia----538,584---7.7%
Seattle---------298,673---6.4%
Detroit---------137,464---2.7%

Other Indo-European Languages:
New York-----2,275,828--10.4%
Los Angeles---764,427---4.4%
Boston---------681,000--8.5%
Chicago--------638,375---6.8%
San Jose-------607,182---6.7%
Miami----------591,765---9.1%
Washington----502,052---5.4%
Philadelphia---320,539---4.6%
Dallas---------246,943---4.1%
Seattle--------244,878---5.2%
Houston-------234,347---3.4%
Atlanta--------227,064---3.4%
Detroit--------208,719---4.1%
Orlando-------183,764---4.5%
Phoenix-------103,200---2.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander Languages:
Los Angeles--1,668,742---9.6%
San Jose-----1,384,633---15.3%
New York----1,276,286--10.4%
Washington----442,886---4.7%
Seattle---------422,605---9.0%
Houston--------330,161---4.8%
Chicago--------328,991---3.5%
Boston---------316,289---3.9%
Dallas----------314,489---4.1%
Atlanta---------241,064---3.7%
Philadelphia----232,439---3.3%
Detroit---------115,672---2.3%
Phoenix--------112,491---2.4%
Miami-----------88,423---1.4%
Orlando---------74,133---1.8%

Other Languages:
New York-------476,826---2.2%
Washington-----293,735---3.1%
Detroit----------208,719---4.1%
Los Angeles----204,836---1.2%
Dallas-----------139,100---1.6%
San Jose--------123,894---1.4%
Atlanta----------114,081----1.7%
Chicago---------112,109----1.2%
Boston----------108,534---1.4%
Houston----------97,997----1.4%
Philadelphia------95,708----1.4%
Seattle-----------85,111---1.8%
Miami------------64,615----1.0%
Phoenix----------64,295----1.4%
Orlando----------30,563----0.8%

[RST500]

Breakdown of the Hispanic Growth2011-2021:


Houston - 7 Mexican: 296,731 - 49.4% Salvadoran: 56,005 - 9.3% Honduran: 52,591 - 8.8% Cuban: 28,999 - 4.8% Venezuelan: 27,355 - 4.6% Colombian: 23,171 - 3.9% Puerto Rican: 22,570 - 3.8% Guatemalan: 22,229 - 3.7%

New York City - 6 Dominican: 319,169 - 44.3% Colombian: 62,734 - 8.7% Ecuadoran: 62,696 - 8.7% Salvadoran: 57,408 - 8.0% Mexican: 38,158 - 5.3% Guatemalan: 36,131 - 5.0% Honduran: 24,940 - 3.5%


Miami/Fort Lauderdale - 6 Cuban: 191,072 - 34.1% Venezuela: 108,558 - 19.3% Colombian: 60,469 - 10.8% Dominican: 31,415 - 5.6% Mexican: 28,159 - 5.5% Puerto Rican: 27,465 - 4.9% Guatemalan: 23,714 - 4.2%


Dallas/Fort Worth Mexican: 306,741 - 67.2% Salvadoran: 29,658 - 6.5% Puerto Rican: 27,138 - 5.9% Honduran: 16,662 - 3.6% Guatemalan: 13,370 - 3.1%


Phoenix Mexican: 238,370 - 74.0% Puerto Rican: 16,261 - 5.0% Guatemalan: 7,116 - 2.2% Salvadoran: 6,814 - 2.1% Cuban: 6,621 - 2.1%


San Antonio Mexican: 230,724 - 76.2% Puerto Rican: 15,199 - 5.0% Cuban: 5,101 - 1.7% Honduran: 4,875 - 1.6% Salvadoran: 3,157 - 1.0%


Los Angeles Mexican: 84,071 - 30.8% Salvadoran: 55,675 - 20.4% Guatemalan: 39,478 - 14.4% Honduran: 10,254 - 3.8% Colombian: 8,549 - 3.1%


Chicago Mexican: 176,603 - 68.3% Puerto Rican: 27,416 - 10.6% Guatemalan: 6,732 - 2.6% Venezuelan: 6,725 - 2.6% Ecuadoran: 5,184 - 2.0%

Riverside/San Bernardino Mexican: 204,420 - 80.5% Guatemalan: 12,849 - 5.1% Salvadoran: 12,225 - 4.9% Puerto Rican: 4,640 - 1.8% Colombian: 2,565 - 1.0%

Washington DC Salvadoran: 74,582 - 29.6% Guatemalan: 32,286 - 12.8% Puerto Rican: 21,817 - 8.6% Mexican: 20,353 - 8.0% Honduran: 20,236 - 8.0%



Tampa Puerto Rican: 55,709 - 25.3% Cuban: 53,155 - 24.2% Mexican: 33,840 - 15.5% Dominican: 16,685 - 7.6% Colombian: 11,980 - 5.5%


Las Vegas Mexican: 132,084 - 62.8% Cuban: 16,565 - 7.9% Salvadoran: 11,409 - 5.2% Puerto Rican: 10,349 - 4.9% Guatemalan: 6,932 - 3.3%


San Diego Mexican: 133,400 - 71.6% Puerto Rican: 8,595 - 4.6% Guatemalan: 6,442 - 3.5% Colombian: 4,054 - 2.2% Cuban: 3,799 - 2.0%


Austin Mexican: 127,850 - 68.6% Puerto Rican: 10,502 - 5.6% Cuban: 6,088 - 3.3% Colombian: 4,832 - 2.6% Honduran: 4,678 - 2.5%

Boston Dominican: 56,757 - 33.7% Salvadoran: 26,154 - 15.6% Puerto Rican: 23,531 - 14.0% Colombian: 9,702 - 5.8% Guatemalan: 8,337 - 4.9%


Philadelphia Puerto Rican: 44,507 - 27.0% Dominican: 37,163 - 22.7% Mexican: 27,599 - 16.8% Honduran: 7,497 - 4.6% Guatemalan: 6,597 - 4.0%

Denver Mexican: 95,264 - 60.7% Puerto Rican: 9,258 - 5.9% Salvadoran: 3,555 - 2.3% Cuban: 3,350 - 2.2% Colombian: 3,073 - 2.0%


Atlanta Mexican: 36,168 - 24.1% Puerto Rican: 27,744 - 18.5% Guatemalan: 13,659 - 9.1% Venezuelan: 11,220 - 7.5% Colombian: 10,383 - 6.9%


Sacramento Mexican: 87,429 - 72.5% Puerto Rican: 6,555 - 5.4% Salvadoran: 4,994 - 4.1% Guatemalan: 2,939 - 2.4% Colombian: 2,506 - 2.1%


Seattle/Tacoma Mexico: 64,076 - 55.3% Salvadoran: 8,290 - 7.7% Puerto Rican: 5,927 - 5.1% Guatemalan: 5,052 - 4.4% Colombian: 3,392 - 3.0%


Charlotte Mexican: 21,064 - 25.3% Puerto Rican: 15,846 - 19.0% Honduran: 14,596 - 17.5% Colombian: 4,849 - 5.8% Salvadoran: 3,916 - 4.7%

San Francisco Guatemalan: 19,233 - 23.2% Mexican: 18,297 - 22.1% Salvadoran: 16,414 - 19.8% Peruvian: 4,112 - 5.0% Honduran: 2,468 - 3.0%

[TempleGuy1000]

Originally Posted by RST500

Immigrant Growth From 2011-2021 by Urban Area
New York City: 549,334
Miami/Fort Lauderdale: 452,161
Houston: 386,137
Dallas/Fort Worth: 303,841
Washington DC: 261,410
Seattle/Tacoma: 219,945
Boston: 206,239
Atlanta: 187,683
Philadelphia: 137,972
Las Vegas: 134,319
Orlando: 130,217
Tampa: 125,732
San Jose: 123,158
Sacramento: 108,978
San Francisco: 102,569
Charlotte: 92,301
Detroit: 90,654
Austin: 87,501
Minneapolis/St. Paul: 86,858
Phoenix: 80,410
San Diego: 75,039
Chicago: 74,549
Denver: 64,543
San Antonio: 61,987
Baltimore: 56,598
Portland, OR: 41,524
Riverside/San Bernardino: 37,082
Los Angeles: -104,378

Going back to the first post, it's wild how much the decline in Mexican immigration has effected some places. Is it expected to be permanently in decline? This is going to shake-up the ethnic diversity in some places. I guess the important aspect of Hispanic communities is high birth rates, so it's possible the communities still grow but the influx of people from the homeland has stopped for the most part.

[DCReid]

Originally Posted by TempleGuy1000

Going back to the first post, it's wild how much the decline in Mexican immigration has effected some places. Is it expected to be permanently in decline? This is going to shake-up the ethnic diversity in some places. I guess the important aspect of Hispanic communities is high birth rates, so it's possible the communities still grow but the influx of people from the homeland has stopped for the most part.

Wonder why LA is doing so badly, even worse than San Diego...Mexican immigration may have declined but other immigration from other Hispanic groups is surging as are Puerto Ricans leaving their island...