Unauthorized immigrants are a quarter of the U.S. foreign-born population

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June 12, 2019

Mexicans decline to less than half the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population for the first time

Unauthorized immigrants are a quarter of the U.S. foreign-born population

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Unauthorized immigrants are a quarter of the U.S. foreign-born population

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Mexicans decline to less than half the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population for the first time
Estimated unauthorized immigrant total declines or holds steady from most regions
Increase in recent arrivals from Northern Triangle and Asia, decrease from Mexico
Among largest birth countries, unauthorized immigrant totals rose from Central America and India since 2007 but fell from Mexico
Estimates of unauthorized immigrant population, by state, 2007 and 2017
Estimates of unauthorized immigrant population, by state, 2007 and 2017, continued
Unauthorized immigrant populations changed in 17 states over the past decades
Number of unauthorized immigrants in U.S. workforce ticks down
The typical unauthorized immigrant adult has lived in the U.S. for 15 years
Number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. declined over the past decade

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