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> The US has significantly more immigrants than other countries in the world https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_immigrant_and_emigrant
by oblio 2y ago
> The US has significantly more immigrants than other countries in the world
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_immigrant_and_emigrant_population https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_...
If that table is to believed, the US is kind of middle of the pack if you sort by percentages, at 15%. It might even be middle of the pack for developed countries, too
- int_19h 2y agoAs far as I can tell, that table conflates temporary workers with permanent immigration, so I'm not sure how useful it really is in this context.
- oblio 2y agoI've counted OECD countries[1] (roughly 40 developed countries), and the US is in 15th place, on par with Spain. Hardly worth writing home about :-) [1] This is the fairest comparison because people immigrate to rich countries in general. The only poor countries with lots of immigrants are generally safe poor countries right next to war-torn countries, which get lots of refugees.
- bootsmann 2y agoIts especially pertinent here that a lot of the countries that outperform the US have significantly higher percentages of immigrants, yet they don't seem to be failing them in the manner that the US education system is: Switzerland: 30% Sweden: 20% Canada: 21% Germany, Austria etc.