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The unauthorized immigrant population in the United States reached 10.5 million in 2021. That was a modest increase over 2019 but nearly identical to 2017.

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short readsJul 25, 2014

At the border, a sharp rise in unaccompanied girls fleeing Honduras

The number of unaccompanied girls from three Central American countries caught at the Southwest border, particularly those ages 13 to 17, has increased more rapidly this year than the number of boys.
short readsJul 22, 2014

Children 12 and under are fastest growing group of unaccompanied minors at U.S. border

As the number of unaccompanied children trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has surged, the increase in apprehensions among children ages 12 and younger has been far greater than among teens, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of previously unreleased government data. The new data show a 117% increase in the number of unaccompanied […]
reportJul 16, 2014

Surge of Central American Children Roils U.S. Immigration Debate

Survey Report As the president and Congress struggle over how to deal with the influx of thousands of unaccompanied minors from Central America across the U.S.-Mexican border, a new survey finds that the public favors a shift in U.S. policy to expedite the legal processing of the children. President Obama gets very low ratings for […]
short readsJun 11, 2014

Tea Partiers are not all immigration hawks

Only a minority of Republican voters take a hard-line stance on immigration.
short readsJun 10, 2014

Number of Latino children caught trying to enter U.S. nearly doubles in less than a year

The number of unaccompanied children from Mexico and Central America who were apprehended at the U.S. border has nearly doubled in less than a year.
short readsApr 30, 2014

Illegal immigration by boat: A dangerous, but common way of entering Europe

Boat migrants comprise less than 10% of the more than 1 million new immigrants entering the EU from non-EU countries by air, land or sea each year. But among those known to have arrived illegally in 2013, over half came by sea – the highest percentage in recent years.
reportMar 18, 2014

The Rise of Federal Immigration Crimes

Between 1992 and 2012, the number of offenders sentenced in federal courts more than doubled, driven largely by a 28-fold increase in the number of unlawful reentry convictions.
short readsMar 11, 2014

Americans split on deportations as Latinos press Obama on issue

The White House is under pressure from Democrats and Latino leaders to ease deportations, as the number of unauthorized immigrants sent home neared 2 million under the Obama administration. Last week, National Council of La Raza President Janet Murguía called the president the “deporter-in-chief.”
reportFeb 27, 2014

Public Divided Over Increased Deportation of Unauthorized Immigrants

Survey Report Immigration legislation is stalled in the House, but the public continues to broadly support a path to legalization for undocumented immigrants. At the same time, however, Americans are evenly divided over the growing number of undocumented immigrants who have been deported from the U.S. in recent years, with as many viewing this as […]
short readsJan 28, 2014

On immigration, Republicans favor path to legal status, but differ over citizenship

As House Republicans plan to roll out their own proposals to reform the nation’s immigration system, polls continue to show a majority of Americans support some pathway to legal status for the 11.7 million unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. Roughly-two thirds of Americans favor either a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants (54%) or […]

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What we know about unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S.

Americans remain critical of government’s handling of situation at U.S.-Mexico border

Monthly encounters with migrants at U.S.-Mexico border remain near record highs

Key facts about Title 42, the pandemic policy that has reshaped immigration enforcement at U.S.-Mexico border

Unauthorized Immigration

At the border, a sharp rise in unaccompanied girls fleeing Honduras

Children 12 and under are fastest growing group of unaccompanied minors at U.S. border

Surge of Central American Children Roils U.S. Immigration Debate

Tea Partiers are not all immigration hawks

Illegal immigration by boat: A dangerous, but common way of entering Europe

The Rise of Federal Immigration Crimes

Americans split on deportations as Latinos press Obama on issue

Public Divided Over Increased Deportation of Unauthorized Immigrants

On immigration, Republicans favor path to legal status, but differ over citizenship

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