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Immigrants in the United States: Welcome

Library topic and research guide for the immigrant experience in United States
This guide is intended to provide some general information about the immigrant experience in the United States. This guide is a living resource: the contents are not exhaustive nor are they complete. We will add to the guide on a regular basis. Resource suggestions are encouraged. 
 

The United States has more immigrants than any other country in the world. Today, more than 40 million people living in the U.S. were born in another country, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s migrants in 2017. The population of immigrants is also very diverse, with just about every country in the world represented among U.S. immigrants. (Pew Research Center)

The Immigration History of the United States of America