The vast majority of recent immigrants, both legal and illegal, come from Latin America, over half come from the Dominican Republic. Dominicans represent 53% of non-Puerto Rican Hispanics, about 1.8% of Puerto Rico's population. Some illegal immigrants, particularly from Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Cuba, use Puerto Rico as a temporary stop-over point to get to the U.S. mainland. Other major sources of recent immigrants include Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras, Panama, Ecuador, Spain, and Jamaica.PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN PUERTO RICO Universe: Foreign-born population in Puerto Rico excluding population born at sea. 2010–2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Additionally, there are many non-Puerto Rican U.S. citizens settling in Puerto Rico from the U.S. mainland, majority of which are White Americans and a smaller number are Black Americans. In fact, non-Hispanic people represent 1.1% and majority of them are from the U.S. mainland. Smaller numbers of U.S. citizens come from the U.S. Virgin Islands. There are also large numbers of Nuyoricans and other stateside Puerto Ricans coming back, as many Puerto Ricans engage in 'circular migration'. Small numbers of non-Puerto Rican Hispanics in Puerto Rico are actually American-born migrants from the mainland U.S. and not recent immigrants. Most recent immigrants settle in and around the San Juan metropolitan area.
The vast majority of recent immigrants both legal and illegal come from Latin America over half come from the Dominican Republic Dominicans represent 53% of non-Puerto Rican Hispanics about 18% of Puerto Rico's population Some illegal immigrants particularly from Haiti Dominican Republic and Cuba use Puerto Rico as a temporary stop-over point to get to the US mainland Other major sources of recent immigrants include Cuba Colombia Mexico Venezuela Haiti Honduras Panama Ecuador Spain and JamaicaPLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN PUERTO RICO Universe Foreign-born population in Puerto Rico excluding population born at sea 2010–2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Additionally there are many non-Puerto Rican US citizens settling in Puerto Rico from the US mainland majority of which are White Americans and a smaller number are Black Americans In fact non-Hispanic people represent 11% and majority of them are from the US mainland Smaller numbers of US citizens come from the US Virgin Islands There are also large numbers of Nuyoricans and other stateside Puerto Ricans coming back as many Puerto Ricans engage in 'circular migration' Small numbers of non-Puerto Rican Hispanics in Puerto Rico are actually American-born migrants from the mainland US and not recent immigrants Most recent immigrants settle in and around the San Juan metropolitan area