W.Va. Lowest in Foreign Residents: ; Family Ties to Area the Most Important Reason Immigrants Choose a Location, Official Says
Charleston Daily Mail › April 25, 2006
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West Virginia has the smallest legal immigrant population per capita in the country, according to a 2004 U.S. Census Bureau study.See the full content of this document
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W.Va. Lowest in Foreign Residents: ; Family Ties to Area the Most Important Reason Immigrants Choose a Location, Official Says
The 14,645 immigrants account for only 0.8 percent of the state's population, which is slightly lower than Montana and Mississippi.
In 2004, 583 immigrants were admitted to West Virginia and 237 were naturalized. T...See the full content of this document
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