Discovering a New Land, in Middle and High School - SchoolBook There are an estimated 1.3 million people immigrating to the United States each year. Many are children, and most are poor. In Queens, almost half the residents were born outside the U.S. Jackie Kostek presents an audio slide show about one middle school student making the transition, and Ankita Rao writes about one immigrant community in "The Long Path from Bangladesh to College in America."