About the United States

Changing Trends in US Immigration Over the Centuries 

From 1820 to today, the waves of immigration to the United States have had high swings and low swings. Wave one brought 7.5 million newcomers. The Potato Famine was happening in Ireland and half of their population relocated to the U.S. Germany also lost a large part of its population through U.S. immigration due to […]

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US Immigration Impacts the Most Popular Cuisine in America

The Asian population is the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States. According to Pew Research Center information, in 2017, close to 20 million Asian-Americans were living in the U.S. This data goes right in line with the fastest-growing cuisine in America, which is Asian food. Rising 135 percent between 1999 and 2015, Asian fast

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Evolving Trends in Immigration to the United States Over Time

America is made up of immigrants from all over the world, but the rate of immigration has not been a steady stream. Swings in the rate of U.S. immigration have come from economic boom and bust, government intervention, famine, war, and religious persecution. Those coming to America from specific countries fall and rise, and the

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Mississippi Is the Least Expensive State to Live in the USA

In 2016, the average income in Mississippi was just over $35,500, but things are also 86.4 percent cheaper there than the United States average. These statistics show the actual purchasing power in the state is $41,115. Hawaii employers average an income of $50,358 per year, but only have $42,676 in real purchasing power. Goods and

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New Report Ranks US Cities with the Biggest Typical Home Sizes 

Newly-built homes in the United States are larger than the average home, which is 37 years old. LendingTree published a new report showing where the largest homes in America are located. The southern U.S. took the lead in the report with Texas ranking number one and two other states making the top ten. The median

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