Rising Immigration to the U.S.

Immigration and Emigration by Decade: 1901-90
(Numbers in thousands)
Period	Immigrants to the U.S.	Emigrants from the U.S.	Net Immigration	Ratio: Emigration/ Immigration
Total, 1901-90	37,869	11,882	25,987	0.31
1981-90	7,338	1,600	5,738	0.22
1971-80	4,493	1,176	3,317	0.26
1961-70	3,322	900	2,422	0.27
1951-60	2,515	425	2,090	0.17
1941-50	1,035	281	754	0.27
1931-40	528	649	-121	1.23
1921-30	4,107	1,685	2,422	0.41
1911-20	5,736	2,157	3,579	0.38
1901-10	8,795	3,008	5,787	0.34
Source: 1992 Statistical Yearbook, Table 1; Warren and Kraly, The Elusive Exodus: Emigration from the United States, Population Reference Bureau, 1985. Emigration 1981-90, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.