The Face of Islam in the

2000 Vol. 1: Jan/Feb

January-February
The number of adherents to Islam in the United States began to increase dramatically in the 1960s when immigration requirements were relaxed by the Johnson administration. This opened the door for large numbers of Muslims from Islamic nations to legally enter the United States. Since that decade, Muslims have continued to enter the United States at a rate of about 100,000 a year.