Texas Is Catching Up To California In Number Of Unauthorized Immigrants, Pew Data Shows

Pew: U.S. immigrant population declines for first time in nearly 60 years

(The Center Square) – The U.S.’s foreign-born population shrunk this year for the first time since the 1960s, new data released Thursday from the nonpartisan Pew Research Center found.

Immigrant population shrinks in 2025 after decades of growth, study found

For the first time in six decades, the number of immigrants living in the United States has dropped.

The U.S. Immigrant Population Has Declined for the First Time in DECADES.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. immigrant population appears to have decreased by 1.4 million people in the first six months of 2025, according to Pew Research Center.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Pew Research Center, President Donald J. Trump, and the former Biden government.WHEN & WHERE: Data from January to June 2025, across the United States.KEY QUOTE: “The data we are looking at represented a dramatic change,” said Jeffrey Passel, Pew Research Cent…

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The immigrant population appears to have started its first decrease in more than five decades.

U.S. immigrant population shrinking for first time since 1960s

The U.S. lost about 1 million immigrants from January to June, even though the unauthorized population hit a record-setting 14 million two years ago.

Texas Is Catching Up To California In Number Of Unauthorized Immigrants, Pew Data Shows

Pew estimates that the unauthorized immigrant population continued to grow at a record pace in 2024, but has likely started to decline this year under the Trump administration’s new policies.