The most recent immigration surge, which started to pick up in 2021 and has become a key issue during the Biden administration and the 2024 general election cycle, has been revealed to be the largest in American history, a new analysis explains.
The conclusion comes from a recent New York Times report, which analyzed government data from the recent immigration boom. They found that annual net migration— the number of people coming to the country minus the number leaving— averaged 2.4 million people from 2021 to 2023, surpassing other historic periods of mass migration including during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
