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Drop in number of migrants California dreaming
California, one of the most popular destinations for migrants to the US in previous decades, has seen a drop in newcomers more recently, a study says.
The study by the Public Policy Institute of California also found that the recession has led to fewer immigrants going to live and work anywhere in America.
California's immigrant population is still the largest in the nation and continues to increase, but that growth has slowed. The percentage of immigrants choosing to live in the state fell by 7 per cent between 1990 and 2007, from 33 per cent of the nation's immigrants in 1990 to 26 percent in 2007 - according to the US Census data analysed in the study.
The study went on to suggest that newcomers to America are now increasingly choosing to live in destinations with less of an immigrant tradition.
15 September 2009