Thread: N. Va. hub for immigrants

Jul 3, 2008 2:00 AM (6 hrs ago) by David Sherfinski, The Examiner
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WASHINGTON (Map, News) - One in five residents of Northern Virginia is now foreign-born, according to a study by the University of Virginia.

For the first time in commonwealth history, one in 10 Virginia residents was born outside the U.S. The overall percentage of foreign-born Virginians has doubled since 1990, according to the report by the university’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

“Most of them are from either Latin American or Asian countries — the top five countries are El Salvador, Mexico, Korea, the Philippines, and India,â€

[quote]Christine Brim, senior vice president for policy and program management at the Center for Security Policy, said the trend was positive for Northern Virginia.

“By and large, Fairfax County is an economic powerhouse built on the work of legal immigrants,â€