USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As of 2019, there were 14.1 million immigrants from Asia residing in the United States, representing a 29-fold increase from 1960. Today, people born on the continent of Asia account for 31 percent of the 44.9 million immigrants in the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -Today, more than 80 percent of immigrants in the United States are Latin American or Asian. By comparison, as recently as the 1950s, two-thirds of all immigrants to the United States came from Europe or Canada. The main countries of origin for immigrants today are Mexico, the Philippines, China, Cuba, and India.

Detailed explanation-3: -India had the largest number of outward migrants in 2020 (17.9 million) and has been the top source of Asian out-migrants since 1995 (7.2 million). Other South Asian economies with large diaspora populations include Bangladesh (7.4 million), Pakistan (6.3 million), and Afghanistan (5.9 million) (Figure 5.5).

Detailed explanation-4: -Europe and Asia have the most international migrants. An estimated 86.7 million international migrants lived in Europe in 2020, followed by 85.6 million in Asia. The number of international migrants living in these two regions has steadily increased since 2005, according to the IOM.