Study: Asian immigrant women to US giving birth at increasing rates

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In the data released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday, it shows that Asian immigrant women to U.S. give births at higher rates by about 22 percent of U.S. births, up from 16 percent in 2010. On the other hand, fewer Latin American immigrant women to U.S. are having babies.

The study also indicates the share of births from foreign-born mothers from Latin America declined from 64 percent of foreign mothers in 2008 to 54 percent in 2014. There is about seven percent of all births in the U.S. are from immigrants requiring legal status.

In the previous Pew study, the Asian-American population grows. On the other hand, the Hispanic population has declined, according to CBS News.

Many Asians migrate in the U.S.like  to experience living there. They seek help to acquire permanent residency and then become the American citizens. They work and raise their families in the U.S.

"I'm planning on raising and living and working here. We now own a house," said Trish La Chica from the Philippines, who migrated to the United States six years ago, according to Fox News. She chose Hawaii as a perfect place to raise a family.

The report also shows that the number of American women who gave birth in 2014 has declined by 11 percent since 1970. On the other hand, immigrant women have tripled the number of births.

The demographers said that immigrants are key to growth in the U.S. William Frey, a senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy program at the Brookings Institution said that the United States have been and are going to be dependent on immigrants and the children of immigrants in the progress of population.

He further said that the immigrant population of women is helping move that along. He added that if it weren't for immigrants, the birth rate of the U.S. would be much lower, which could lead to future problems as the current population ages.