The graph below shows the number of immigrants in three countries between 1990 and 2011.

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of migrants living in the USA,

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, and

Australia

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from 1990 to 2001.

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, the

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of migrants in the USA experienced a noticeable decline throughout the given period,

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Canada

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saw a gradual increase.

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, the figure

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Australia

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remained relatively stable between 1990 and 2001. In 1990, the United States had around 1.4

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foreign residents.

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figure rose dramatically to about 1.6

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in the following year.

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, after that point, the

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of immigrants began to decline considerably, falling to approximately 0.9

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by 2001. In terms of immigration to

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and

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, the

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of people living temporarily in both countries was almost the same, standing at around 0.2

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and 0.18

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, respectively, in 1991.

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, the figure for

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experienced a slight increase over the period, reaching nearly 0.5

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,

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the

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of foreign residents in

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remained almost unchanged by 2001.