For example, in Detroit, the largest share of recent immigrants comes from India. Hispanic populations are highly concentrated. As might be expected, the makeup of foreign born in the various metropolitan areas differs in rather extreme degree. In Miami, most foreign born immigrated from the West Indies. Figure 3 pictures this separation of ethnic cultures for the four cities just described.
Ethnic restaurants are a fast-growing segment of the food industry.
Chinese is the most frequently served cuisine, followed closely by Mexican and Italian. These three groups account for more than 70 percent of the total, and goat meat consumption is common to all three cultures. Many Latins, and some Orientals, are illegal immigrants, a group understandably difficult to count. Even among the foreign born residing in this country legally, the proportion without U.S. citizenship is rising dramatically. The Hispanic subculture, until quite recently ignored by marketers, is characterized by rapid growth and increasing affluence.