Even on a per-capita basis, the US has considerably higher levels of both legal and illegal immigration. About 3% of the US population is in the US illegally c

Even on a per-capita basis, the US has considerably higher levels of both legal and illegal immigration. About 3% of the US population is in the US illegally compared to about 1% in the EU. Overall, about 15.8% of the US population are foreign born, compared to 6.1% of the EU. Just like in the US, immigrants aren’t evenly distributed though so some countries have far higher percentages - just as some US states do.