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December 24, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/12/22/2742296/israeli-population-jumps-in-the-us-but-is-still-hard-to-count

Israeli Population in U.S. Surges

(JTA) Sue Fishkoff - According to newly released U.S. Census Bureau figures, 140,323 people living in the U.S. today were born in Israel, up from 109,720 in 2000. Of those, 90,179 have U.S. citizenship and 50,144 do not. But Israeli expatriates and Israeli government sources say the true figure is actually much higher. One discrepancy could be in how Israelis are counted. Israel considers as Israelis children born to Israelis, even if they've never been to Israel. Those children would not show up as Israelis in the U.S. Census figures. From 2000 through 2009, 23,640 U.S. citizens made aliyah to Israel, according to the Jewish Agency for Israel.

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