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Immigrants are only 3.5% of people worldwide – and their negative impact is often exaggerated, in the U.S. and around the world

  • Written by Ernesto Castañeda, Associate Professor of Sociology, American University
Immigrants are only 3.5% of people worldwide – and their negative impact is often exaggerated, in the U.S. and around the worldAcademic research plays an important role in helping dispel myths and misconceptions about migration.Spencer Platt/Getty Images News via Getty Images

-Ernesto Castañeda is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at American University and the Director of the Immigration Lab. Castañeda explains why immigration is an...

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