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The latest trinational news.Friday, July 04, 2008
Number of American immigrants surging.
Vancouver Sun, July 4, 2008 - “Canada is experiencing a surge in immigrants from the United States, according to a Fourth of July analysis of demographic data that spotlights cross-border migration between the two countries—including the ‘province-size’ population of more than 850,000 Canadian-born residents of the U.S. The numbers, compiled by the Montreal-based Association for Canadian Studies to mark the U.S. Independence Day holiday, show the inflow of Americans during the 2001-2006 census period was nearly 39,000—well above the 24,155 during the previous five-year period and more than double the 18,770 who came to Canada between 1991 and 1996.” Read more.
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