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The US takes in more immigrants every year than any other nation on earth.

• wwtdtgotiatl 3y ago
  That is so ridiculously wrong it barely deserves a reply. The US is ~3 per 1000 NOM, its not high at all whether we are talking advanced economies or global South
  • ChumpGPT 3y ago
    Which country takes in more? Name one country that has taken more?
    • yuyuyi 3y ago
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  • haldujai 3y ago
    It’s not as simple as you’re saying but you’re also a bit off for the record. Annual net migration per 1000: Of all countries the US ranks #39. Of developed countries with a population > 10M the US ranks #8 (#9 if you include Saudi Arabia but that’s obviously misleading). The countries ahead of us are Australia, Canada, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, UK and Italy. Of developed countries with a population > 5M the US ranks #14. This adds New Zealand, Switzerland, Singapore, Norway, Ireland and Austria. Normalizing to population also comes with various considerations. For further perspective: in terms of foreign born population the US is #1 with about 50 million in total as well as annually with 2 million per year (countered by 1 million emigrants to get your total of a net 3/1000). This is a whopping 15% of the US population, 18% of the total migrant population in the world and 28% of the migrant population in high income countries. Normalizing to population the migrant proportion is 14% in all high income countries and 12% in developed countries. While these numbers are also challenging to interpret as all of these nations have different immigration needs and migrant patterns I wouldn’t call the US “not high at all”. Feel free to correct me if I missed a country.