According to the Pew Research Center, the number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. fell by 1.7 million people from 2007 to 2016. That decline was mainly driven by a decline in the number of Mexicans who entered the U.S. without authorization. The number of immigrants from Central American countries actually went up but it was more than offset by the much larger decline in the number of Mexicans. Another fascinating finding from the study is that most unauthorized immigrants are now long-term residents, 66% have been here for 10 years or more and only 18% for 5 years or less.
Read more at the Pew study.
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By Richard Stup, Cornell University. Permission granted to repost, quote, and reprint with author attribution.
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