Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies, 19th Edition

by McConnell, Campbell R.; Brue, Stanley L.; Flynn, Sean M.

Published by McGraw-Hill Education

ISBN 10: 0073511447

ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-144-3

Chapter 22 - Immigration - Questions - Page 468: 1c

Answer

False. Only 15 percent of legal immigrants to the U.S. are from Mexico.

Work Step by Step

Only 15 percent - or 164,920 of 1,130,818 legal immigrants - of legal immigrants to the U.S. are from Mexico. As of 2023, Mexicans accounted for about 23% of all foreign-born residents in the U.S. This suggests that other countries contribute a substantial number of new legal immigrants as well.

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