Immigrants

It’s just after 10 p.m. on Sunday night, and a crowd of people is squished against the bar at Plaza Azteca, a Mexican restaurant in Bethesda, straining to hear the politician beginning his speech at a news conference more than 3,000 miles…

The District’s rising immigrant population has contributed significantly to the city’s growth, according to a new report released Tuesday. Immigrants represented just 4 percent of the D.C. population in 1970, but make up as much as 15…