Census: Highest immigrant population in 100 years, over half Latinos

By Paul Bedard

Published February 20, 2019 4:11pm ET

Census: Highest immigrant population in 100 years, over half Latinos — People wait in line to apply for passports at the Administrative Service of Identification, Migration, and Foreigners (SAIME) in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. | (Manaure Quintero/Bloomberg)

America’s foreign-born population has reached its highest level in over 100 years, driven by immigrants from Latin America, according to new Census Bureau data.

What’s more, the Pew Research Center has found that most Latinos feel the percentage of foreigners in the United States is just about right, though 14 percent said America needs more.