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In 2008 according to the U.N. of all the immigrants in the world the United States has taken about 20 percent followed by Germany and Russia with roughly 5%

I believe Saudia Arabia is in the top 5 taking in about 2% due to the need of workers for the oil industry and construction.

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1.the U.S.

2.Canada

i know the u.s. is big with Immigration, but im not so sure about Canada

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