Undocumented Immigrant Population Reaches 14 Million in US in 2023, Pew Reports
The undocumented immigrant population grew by 2.2 million from 2022, with 9.7 million from countries other than Mexico, comprising 5.6% of the U.S. workforce, Pew Research Center said.
- The undocumented immigrant population in the US reached a record 14 million in 2023, a 19% increase from the previous year, according to estimates from the Pew Research Center.
- This group with deportation protections accounted for more than 40% of the total undocumented population in 2023.
- The most significant increases were among undocumented immigrants from South and Central American countries, according to Pew.
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Illegal immigration hit record in 2023: Report
The number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, a research group said Thursday, a major increase that still falls well short of estimates from President Donald Trump and some…
Illegal immigration hit record-high 14 million in the U.S. in 2023, Pew report finds
The number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, a research group said Thursday, a major increase that still falls well short of estimates from President Donald Trump and some critics of immigration. The Pew Research Center’s closely watched gauge rose from 11.8 million a year earlier and surpassed the previous high of 12.2 million in 2007. The increase was driven by some 6 million who were in…
Illegal immigration hit record in 2023: Pew
The number of unauthorized immigrants in the US reached an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, driven by policy shifts from the Biden administration and the COVID-19 pandemic, before Trump reversed some of those policies upon his return to office in January 2024.
The population of undocumented immigrants in the United States reached a record 14 million in 2023, a 19 percent increase over the previous year, according to new estimates from the Pew Research Center.
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