Editing New Mexico (section)

===Immigration===
A little over 9% of New Mexican residents are foreign-born, and an additional 6.0% of U.S.-born residents live with at least one immigrant parent.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Take a look: How immigrants drive the economy in New Mexico |url=https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/new-mexico/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=American Immigration Council |language=en-US |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426160524/https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/new-mexico/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The proportion of foreign-born residents is below the national average of 13.7%, and New Mexico was the only state to see a decline in its immigrant population between 2012 and 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orton |first=Daniel |date=April 12, 2024 |title=Map shows only state where immigrant population is falling |url=https://www.newsweek.com/immigration-falling-new-mexico-economy-jobs-growth-investment-1889681 |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Newsweek |language=en |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426160524/https://www.newsweek.com/immigration-falling-new-mexico-economy-jobs-growth-investment-1889681 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2018, the top countries of origin for New Mexico's immigrants were Mexico, the [[Philippines]], India, Germany and [[Cuba]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Immigrants in New Mexico |url=https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/immigrants_in_new_mexico.pdf |access-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-date=August 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808233216/https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/immigrants_in_new_mexico.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2021, the vast majority of immigrants in the state came from Mexico (67.6%), followed by the Philippines (3.1%) and Germany (2.4%).<ref name=":1" />

Notwithstanding their relatively small population, immigrants play a disproportionately large role in New Mexico's economy, accounting for almost one-eighth (12.5%) of the labor force,15% of entrepreneurs, and 19.1% of personal care aides, as well as 9.1% of workers in STEM fields.<ref name=":1" />