What is African immigration to the United States?
'''African immigration to the United States''' refers to immigrants to the United States who are or were nationals of modern African countries. Between the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 and 2017 the African born population in the United States grew to 2.1 million people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/02/14/african-immigrant-population-in-u-s-steadily-climbs/|title=African immigrant population in U.S. steadily climbs}}</ref> The term African in the scope of this article refers to geographical or national origins rather than racial affiliation. African immigration to Minneapolis/St. Paul is the biggest in the United States of America. Between 1990–2000, African immigration to Minneapolis/St. Paul was enough to grow the number of African people by 629%.<ref>http://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/diversity-and-transformation-african-americans-and-african-immigration-united-states</ref> ==Health== Akinsulure-Smith 2014 finds female genital cutting among many African immigrants to the United States of America.<ref>http://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9763-7 Abdalla and Galea 2019, El-Dirani ''et al.,'' 2022 and Agbemenu ''et al.,'' 2022 and others say good things about Akinsulure-Smith 2014.</ref> ==Pathways== Most African immigrants to the United States of America are allowed to immigrate by the laws of the United States of America. Most African immigrants to the United States of America immigrate under family reunification visas or employment visas.<ref>http://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316018828.004</ref> === Diversity Immigrant Visa === The [[Diversity Immigrant Visa]]<ref>http://www.asanet.org/footnotes-article/african-immigration-and-the-black-immigrant-paradox/</ref> is also named the green card lottery. The Diversity Immigrant Visa is also named the Diversity Visa Program. The Diversity Immigrant Visa is a program made by the [[Immigration Act of 1990]]. Some people come to the United States of America to stay forever. Those people come from other countries. S