Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Undocumented Koreans--230,000
LOS ANGELES -- Approximately 230,000 undocumented Koreans were residing in the United States as of January 2007, reports the Korea Times. The figure is based on the report Illegal Alien Resident Population by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The number of undocumented Koreans has decreased by some 20,000 from the year earlier, yet Korea ranks number seven in countries with the largest number of undocumented immigrants in the United States.
Mexico is the leading country of undocumented immigration, with 7 million, or 59 percent of the U.S. undocumented population. El Salvador came next with 540,000, followed by Guatemala with 500,000, and the Philippines and China, each with 290,000. Koreans made up 2 percent of the U.S. undocumented population.The United States has seen a growing number of undocumented immigrants - 11.8 million last year, up from 11.3 million in 2006 and 8.5 million in 2000. Brazil, India and Guatemala showed the biggest increase in undocumented immigration to the United States. By state, California had the most undocumented residents, with 2.8 million, or 24 percent of the state's immigrant population, followed by Texas with 1.7 million and Florida with 1 million. (See 230,000 undocumented Koreans, New America Media)
Mexico is the leading country of undocumented immigration, with 7 million, or 59 percent of the U.S. undocumented population. El Salvador came next with 540,000, followed by Guatemala with 500,000, and the Philippines and China, each with 290,000. Koreans made up 2 percent of the U.S. undocumented population.The United States has seen a growing number of undocumented immigrants - 11.8 million last year, up from 11.3 million in 2006 and 8.5 million in 2000. Brazil, India and Guatemala showed the biggest increase in undocumented immigration to the United States. By state, California had the most undocumented residents, with 2.8 million, or 24 percent of the state's immigrant population, followed by Texas with 1.7 million and Florida with 1 million. (See 230,000 undocumented Koreans, New America Media)
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# posted by Norma : 10/28/2008 06:26:00 PM
