FIGURE 29.1 Immigrant Growth by Home Region, 1971–2000 In the late twentieth century, immigration to the United States increased significantly, especially from North America (which in this figure includes Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean). Residents of East and South Asia formed the second largest group of immigrants while Africans arrived in small but growing numbers. Source: Data from 2000 Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.