Less Latin Americans Among Immigrants In U.S., Immigration Slows

Less Latin Americans Among Immigrants In U.S., Immigration Slows
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 28: People line up while waiting for a flight at Terminal 4 of John F. Kennedy International Airport December 28, 2010 in New York City. Flights have slowly started to resume in New York after a massive snowstorm crippled much of the Northeastern United States and left millions of holiday travelers stuck at airports and train stations. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 28: People line up while waiting for a flight at Terminal 4 of John F. Kennedy International Airport December 28, 2010 in New York City. Flights have slowly started to resume in New York after a massive snowstorm crippled much of the Northeastern United States and left millions of holiday travelers stuck at airports and train stations. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Immigration to the United States last year had its smallest increase in a decade, and the proportion of Latin Americans among immigrants fell, according to calculations published Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The calculations show that last year in the United States the number of foreign-born residents totaled 40.4 million, equivalent to 13 percent of the total population.

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