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Since 2004, fewer undocumented immigrants have been in the country, and Mexicans no longer make up the bulk of this group. The fall is primarily attributable to a sharp decline in the amount of new undocumented immigrants entering the country, particularly Mexicans. Based on the most recent Pew Research Center estimates, the origin nations of undocumented immigrants also changed throughout that time. They were coming from Mexico and more from Central America and Asia. Here are five statistics concerning illegal immigration in the US.
In 2017, 10.5 million undocumented immigrants were living in the country, or 3.2% of the country’s overall population. The number of undocumented immigrants in 2017 is down 14% from the peak of 12.2 million in 2007, and they made up 4% of the country’s population then.
How many undocumented immigrants are in the US?
Since 2007, the number of undocumented immigrants from Mexico has decreased, whereas the amount from other countries has increased. According to the Center estimates, Mexicans represented 47% of all illegal immigrants in the U.S. in 2017, down from 57% in 2007. In 2017, there were 4.9 million undocumented Mexican immigrants in the United States, falling from 6.9 million in 2007. Their numbers (and proportion of the total) have been dropping in recent years.
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