Immigration
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- According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2011, there are approximately 52 million Latin Americans living in the United States. This population represents about 16.7% of the total U.S. population, making people of Hispanic origin the nation's largest ethnic minority.
- An estimated 8% of this population can be found in Virginia.
- Latin American Immigration into the United States is mostly due to: -labor needs
-high salaries in conjunction with proactive immigration policies
- -poverty
-demographic growth