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The U.S. Hispanic population has long been characterized by its immigrant roots. But as immigration from Latin America slows, the immigrant share among each of the nation’s largest Hispanic origin groups is in decline.
About 295,000 babies were born to unauthorized-immigrant parents in 2013, making up 8% of all U.S. births. Such births peaked in 2007 at 370,000.
In a trend that is both a consequence of and contributor to its financial woes, the island’s population is declining.
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