Asians will be largest immigrant group in U.S. in 50 years: Pew study

Population growth, with foreign-born residents expected to make up 18 per cent of the country's projected 441 million people in 50 years, the Pew Research Center said in a report being released Monday. This will be a record, higher than the nearly 15 per cent during the late 19th century and early 20th century wave of immigration from Europe. Currently, 47 per cent of immigrants living in the United States are Hispanic, but by 2065 that number will have dropped to 31 per cent. The survey was con