China passes Mexico as the No. 1 source of U.S. immigrants

Chinese New Year parade in Manhattan's Chinatown
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Research presented Friday at the Population Association of America conference has revealed that China and India are beating Mexico in sending immigrants to the U.S.

In 2013, 147,000 immigrants came to the U.S. from China, and 129,000 immigrants came to the U.S. from India. Meanwhile, 125,000 immigrants came from Mexico, according to data from the Census Bureau.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.