US still first choice for rising number of migrants
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="Division">Division</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> 232 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 3.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013 - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 175 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000 <span word="and">and</span> 154 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990.</p><p>"<span word="Migration">Migration</span> <span word="broadens">broadens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="broadening">broadening</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>," <span word="Undersecretary">Undersecretary</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Hongbo">Hongbo</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> 72 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> 71 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> 136 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> 96 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="south">south</span>.</p><p><span word="Between">Between</span> 1990 <span word="and">and</span> 2013, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2000, <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>.</p><p><span word="Nonetheless">Nonetheless</span>, <span word="international">international</span> <span word="migration">migration</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="concentrated">concentrated</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="number">number</span>, 45.8 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1990 <span word="and">and</span> 2013, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 23 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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