What If Every State Had Record Immigration?

David J. Bier

The immigrant share of the US population is approaching near-record highs of about 15 percent nationwide. However, this share is still significantly lower than two-thirds of other wealthy countries, including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Moreover, the immigrant population in the US is more evenly dispersed between states today than during the high immigration periods in the 19th and 20th centuries. As a result, despite the near-record high nationwide, only seven US...