Overview of Muslims in America

During mid-19th century there wasn't that many people there in Zacatecas, or at least north of it.....

Just under a million in 1850, well over if you include Zacatecas - easily enough to start a Mexican-American population (especially since their presence will bring others over the border), especially if the US is recieving less immigrants to water them down with. The really empty states you're thinking of at the time are Baja and Coahuila, everything else has got at least a hundred thousand or so Mexicans by mid-century - efforts to fill up the north were started right after the Texan revolution (its just a pity they didn't start with California and work their way south ;)).
 
Much research has shown that under periods of non-foreign control North African Arab populations tend to reproduce at large rates, and that the reasons for relatively low populations during French control was due indirectly to the French occupation of over 90% of useable land, and domination of coastal cities and virtually all agriculture and industry.

We can assume a large enough immigration of maybe even less than one million North African Arabs will result in such a growth rate, and therefore although the immigrant population will be less than that of the Italians, their reproductive rates and number of American-born will be more than that of their OTL counterpart.

However, you are correct about the substantial population differences. To account, we will, for the sake of this timeline, include a large number of Egyptians (who have an overwhelming population pool) immigrating around the same time as Barbary immigrants, and have the two play roles similar to "Italians" and "Sicilians," technical minor and cultural and dialectical differences, however an overall acknowledgement of a general unity.



An update sometime soon, inshalla :)

Thank you for the facts, Nugax :)
 
Are Egyptians and Maghrebians really as close as Italians and Sicillians, or thier relationship simply share the same principles ?

What will be motive of Egyptian immigration to US ? And how will that effect Egypt in general ?
 
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