Exhibit 9: Immigration is Helping to Fuel
Central City Revival.
Number of Foreign-Born Who Moved to the United States From Abroad
Year
|
U.S.
|
Metropolitan Areas
|
Central Cities
|
Not in
Central Cities
|
Nonmetro
Areas
|
| |
Number
|
% of U.S.
|
Number
|
% of U.S.
|
Number
|
% of U.S.
|
Number
|
% of U.S.
|
| 1990-95
|
3,305,000
|
3,107,000
|
94.0
|
1,621,000
|
49.0
|
1,486,000
|
45.0
|
199,000
|
6.0
|
| 1996
|
932,000
|
868,000
|
93.1
|
412,000
|
44.2
|
455,000
|
48.8
|
64,000
|
6.9
|
| 1997
|
920,000
|
858,000
|
93.3
|
472,000
|
51.3
|
386,000
|
42.0
|
62,000
|
6.7
|
| 1998
|
797,000
|
729,000
|
91.5
|
302,000
|
37.9
|
428,000
|
53.7
|
68,000
|
8.5
|
| Total
|
5,954,000
|
5,562,000
|
93.4
|
2,807,000
|
47.1
|
2,755,000
|
46.3
|
393,000
|
6.6
|
|
Source: Current Population Survey, March Supplement, 1994-1998, Bureau of the Census
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