African immigrant population in U.S. steadily climbs

According to a new Pew Research Center study (African immigrant population in U.S. steadily climbs, by Monica Anderson), African immigrants make up a small share of the U.S. immigrant population, but their numbers are growing – roughly doubling every decade since 1970. There were 1.8 million African immigrants living in the U.S. in 2013, up from 881,000 in 2000 and a substantial increase from 1970, when the U.S. was home to only 80,000 foreign-born Africans. They accounted for 4.4% of the immigrant population in 2013, up from 0.8% in 1970.  Check out the link above for more details.

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