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More Asians than Hispanics now immigrate to the U.S. And they’re highly educated, filling key science roles.
Asians, not Hispanics, are now the leading class of immigrants to the US. About 430,000 Asian immigrants arrived in the US in 2010, compared to about 370,000 of Hispanic origin. An influx of educated Asians is filling the demand for science and engineering talent: Asian students earn 45 percent of engineering PhDs awarded in the US despite comprising only 5.6 percent of the population.
See more in today’s infographic, then dig into our roundup of immigration views below in “What Do Others Say?”
: Institute of Education Sciences: “A profile of immigrant and second-generation American undergraduates” More
: University of Southern California: “Looking forward: Immigrant contributions to the Golden State 2012” More
: Bloomberg: “Asian immigrants in U.S. more likely to favor Democrats” More
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