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Welcome to Philly: Percentage of foreign-born city residents has doubled since 1990

More than a quarter of all Philadelphians are immigrants or have a foreign-born parent.

Artist JR, with fedora, installs his mural of Ibrahim, a Pakistani immigrant and Philadelphia resident, on the side of the Graham Building at 30 S. 15th St. The portrait is part of Mural Arts' "Open Source" series.
Artist JR, with fedora, installs his mural of Ibrahim, a Pakistani immigrant and Philadelphia resident, on the side of the Graham Building at 30 S. 15th St. The portrait is part of Mural Arts' "Open Source" series.Read moreMICHAEL PRONZATO / Staff Photographer