Based on a recent Pew survey:
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More Muslim immigrants are from Asia than the Middle East
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56% of Muslim immigrants in the United States have arrived since 2000
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US born Muslims are slightly more likely to say that eating halal food and wearing a headscarf is very important.
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Muslim immigrants are more likely to say they are (somewhat or completely) proud to be Americans (93%), than the general American public (91%).
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U.S. born Muslims are more likely to say they are (somewhat or completely) proud to be Muslims (99%), than the American Christians are to say they are proud to be Christians (94%).
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73% of Muslim immigrants says that “Americans are friendly to Muslims” in contrast to U.S. born Muslims where the percent is 30%