Asians have overtaken Hispanics among immigrants to the U.S.

Asians have overtaken Hispanics among the immigrants coming to the U.S., says a U.S. Census Bureau report released this month.

Since 2009, a greater proportion have been Asian — 34.7 – compared to Hispanic at 30.1 percent, according to the report. Of the 1.2 million immigrants who came to the U.S. in 2013, 147,000 were from China, 129,000 came from India and 125,000 were from Mexico.

“Historically, the national origins of immigrant flows have changed dramatically,” Eric Jensen, a statistician and demographer for the Census Bureau, wrote in his report.

“The earliest waves of immigrants originated in Northern and Western Europe. Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe later predominated. The most recent wave of immigrants has largely been from Latin America, and, to a lesser extent, Asia. Whether these recent trends signal a new and distinct wave of immigration is yet to be seen.”

Georgia’s Hispanic population grew faster than its Asian population between 2000 and 2010, Census figures show. Just 3.2 percent of Georgians were Asian in 2010, while 8.8 percent were Hispanic. That is up from 2.1 percent for Asians and 5.3 percent for Hispanics in 2000.

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