Immigrants

The United States is and has been the leader when it comes to immigration. 19% of US citizens are foreign born and the next closest countries are Germany and Russia where 5% are foreign born. In the past few years there has been a shift in where immigrants come from. In 2010 most came from Mexico (34%) and South America (14%) but in 2016 most came from Asia (41%). One of the results of this is that immigrants are better educated. If this trend is deemed desirable it could be enhanced by vetting immigrants by education. Canada, like the US has welcomed immigrants for many years but they are particular on who they let in. Selection is based on a point system that rewards applicants with higher levels of education, job experience, and language skills. Most immigrants to the US come based the process of chain migration which basically means being a relative.