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Review
. 2023 Jun 8:8:1171818.
doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2023.1171818. eCollection 2023.

Immigration from Africa to the United States: key insights from recent research

Mamadi Corra  1
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Immigration from Africa to the United States: key insights from recent research

Mamadi Corra. Front Sociol. .

Abstract

Immigration from Africa to the United States has increased dramatically in the past three decades. This paper summarizes recent findings on the growth of African immigration to the United States in recent years. In doing so, it highlights shifting sociodemographic profiles of these "new African Americans" or "new Americans," profiling the increasing diversity, yet also racialized portrait of this group. Key patterns of immigration shown include the changing racial and gender composition of immigrants, as well as rising immigration from a wider range of African countries. Some key theoretical and practical implications are outlined.

Keywords: African immigrants; black immigrants; immigration; immigration from Africa; race.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Africans obtaining legal permanent residence status, by year, 1820–2019, in thousands. Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (2019).
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Figure 2
Immigrants from Africa to the U.S. 1980–2018 by race.
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Figure 3
Immigrants from Africa to the U.S. 1980–2018 by gender.
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