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eru
on July 2, 2015
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What about all the immigrants?
ghaff
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The word "most" likely applies. The number of foreign-born residents of the US probably peaked around 15% [EDIT: in relatively modern times] or so of the population in the early 20th century.
johnchristopher
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They weren't yet americans.
> In 1900
most
Americans died within 5 miles of where they were born.
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