Legal immigrants in Virginia

774,708: foreign-born population

10.1%: foreign-born percentage of state population

40.4%: percentage of foreign-born legal Virginia residents who are naturalized U.S. citizens

36%: percentage of growth of foreign-born population between 2000 and 2006

11th: Virginia's national ranking in terms of foreign-born population

Legal immigrants in the U.S.

37,469,387: foreign-born population legally in the U.S.

12.5%: foreign-born percentage of U.S. population

41.4%: percentage of foreign-born legal residents who are naturalized U.S. citizens

20.4%: percentage of growth of U.S. foreign-born population between 2000 and 2006

Illegal immigrants in Virginia and the U.S. 200,000-250,000: estimated number in Virginia 11 million-12 million: estimated number in the U.S.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 American Community Survey; University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service; Pew Hispanic Center A FIX FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION?