Foreign-Born Population in United States

Distribute a chart that details the people who were born in foreign countries who lived in the United States in 1980.
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10 most common places of birth; 2000 Census

2000
rank
Place of birthNumber1990
rank
Place of birthNumber1980
rank
Place of birthNumber
1Mexico7,841,0001Mexico4,298,0001Mexico2,199,000
2China1,391,0002Philippines912,0002Germany849,000
3Philippines1,222,0003Canada744,0003Canada842,000
4Inda1,007,0004Cuba736,0004Italy831,000
5Cuba952,0005Germany711,0005United Kingdom669,000
6Vietnam863,0006United Kingdom640,0006Cuba607,000
7El Salvador765,0007Italy580,0007Philippines501,000
8Korea701,0008Korea568,0008Poland418,000
9Dominican Republic692,0009Vietnam543,0009Soviet Union406,000
10Canada678,00010China529,00010Korea289,000

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