About 1 in 5 U.S. workers was born abroad.
ChatGPT says that 26% of the U.S. population has at least one immigrant parent, and that 40-50% of the U.S. population has at least one recent immigrant ancestor (e.g. grandparents, etc). Chat GPT suggests that combining both immigrant parents and immigrant grandparent groups (likely not overlapping that much), a majority of the U.S. population has close immigrant family ties.
US immigrant population over time (usafacts.org)
A chart showing both number versus percent of the U.S. population – which is important since the overall population has increased.
Article 2021: Frequently Requested Statistics on I.. | migrationpolicy.org
Immigrants in America: Key Charts and Facts | Pew Research Center
