US EditionFlorida was a top destination for immigrants who came to the US under Biden
Florida's immigrant population rose sharply under Biden, contributing to 25.5% of the state GDP in 2023, with Orlando ranking 10th for new migrant arrivals per capita.
- Florida was the top destination for immigrants who arrived in the US under Biden, with 1,271 migrants per 100,000 residents from May 2023 to January 2025.
- Miami was the most affected metropolitan area with 2,191 new migrants per 100,000 residents, and immigrants like Freites who fled violence in Colombia settled in places like Apopka near Orlando.
- Immigrants' contributions to Florida's GDP rose from 24.3% in 2019 to 25.5% in 2023, and organizations saw a surge in demand for services as more Venezuelan immigrants arrived under a Biden administration program.
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When Paola Freites was allowed into the United States in 2024, she and her husband settled in Florida, attracted by warm temperatures, a large Latino community, and the ease of finding employment and housing. They were part of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who arrived in the state in recent years as immigration increased under the mandate of former President Joe Biden. No state has been more affected by the rise in immigrants than Flor…
Associated Press When Paola Freites was allowed to enter the United States in 2024, she and her husband settled in Florida, drawn by the warm temperatures, large Latino community, and ease of finding jobs and housing. They were among hundreds of thousands of immigrants who arrived in the state in recent years as immigration surged under former President Joe Biden. No state has been hit harder by the surge than Florida, according to internal gove…
Florida was a top destination for immigrants who came to the U.S. under Biden
After Paola Freites was allowed into the U.S. in 2024, she and her husband settled in Florida, drawn by warm temperatures, a large Latino community and the ease of finding employment and housing.
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