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ReportNovember 3, 2016
Size of U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Workforce Stable After the Great Recession

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Size of U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Workforce Stable After the Great Recession 1. Industries of unauthorized immigrant workers 2. Occupations of unauthorized immigrant workers Acknowledgments Methodology Appendix A: References Appendix B: Additional Charts
Appendix C: Additional map
Appendix D: Detailed tables

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