''Housing will never pop in high immigration countries like Aust,''
you might like to rethink that one a little
''In summary, both the absolute number and the proportion of immigrants in the U.S. population in 2007 were at historic highs, making America a high immigration country by any reasonable measure''
In 2007, the United States was a high immigration country by both historical and global standards.
The total number of immigrants (legal and illegal) residing in the U.S. reached a record 37.9 million in 2007, the highest ever recorded at that time12. This meant that about one in eight U.S. residents was foreign-born, the highest proportion in 80 years1.
Between 2000 and 2007, 10.3 million immigrants arrived in the U.S.-the highest seven-year period of immigration in U.S. history, with annual arrivals averaging between 1.5 and 1.6 million people12.
The U.S. had more immigrants than any other country in the world at this time, and more than the next four countries combined4.
The unauthorized immigrant population also peaked at 12.2 million in 2007, reflecting both high legal and illegal immigration flows6.
Immigration was a major driver of U.S. population growth, contributing at least a third to the total population increase between 1990 and 2000, and continuing to play a significant role in the 2000s7.
In summary, both the absolute number and the proportion of immigrants in the U.S. population in 2007 were at historic highs, making America a high immigration country by any reasonable measure124.
