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The first known Iraqi Jewish immigrants to the United States arrived between the years 1900–1905. About twenty families immigrated from Baghdad to New York City. [16] World War I (1914–1918), brought more Jewish immigrants from Iraq, in addition to the already existent Iraqi Jewish communities in the United States.
U.S. states by foreign born population (2017) State Total foreign born population [2] Foreign born population (%) Alabama 162,567: 3.4 Alaska 60,784: 8.2 Arizona 960,275
In 2011, there were an estimated 2.6 million undocumented immigrants residing in California. [19] California is home to almost 25% of the country's undocumented population, making up 6% of California's residents overall. Two-thirds of California's undocumented population have lived in the state for more than 10 years. [20]
California was the state with the most immigrants in the U.S. illegally with some 2.2 million in 2022, according to estimates by the Center for Migration Studies of New York, a nonpartisan think tank.
There are more than 11 million first-generation immigrants in California from all backgrounds and walks of life, from the working and middle classes to the highest echelons of society.
Immigrants made up 9.2% of business owners in 2019 despite comprising 6.9% of the population. About 1,600 immigrant entrepreneurs made $43.3 million in income that year.
The number of Iraqis in Germany is estimated at 150,000 [36] In 2006, out of 2,727 asylum applications for Iraqi refugees, only 8.3 percent were accepted. [37] Some sources claim there to be just around 40,000 Iraqi refugees residing in Germany. [38] In 2006, Germany granted just 8.3 percent of Iraqi asylum demands, according to the ministry. [39]
California continues to have the highest number — 1.9 million — of unauthorized residents among the states. California's population of unauthorized immigrants has dropped, report says Skip to ...