Most Undocumented Migrants In U.S. Cross Legally Using Temporary Visas

Report: Most Undocumented Migrants In U.S. Cross Legally Using Temporary Visas

By Carrie Jung
Published: Friday, September 22, 2017 - 5:55pm
Updated: Friday, September 22, 2017 - 5:59pm

According to the Center For Migration Studies, most undocumented immigrants in the U.S. today initially cross the border legally using temporary visas.

Arizona’s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce took a closer look at those statistics for this year’s DATOS report and found that most Hispanic immigrants in the state came to the U.S. with a work or student visa and then overstayed.

But Chamber Vice President Monica Villalobos, Hispanic immigrants are not the biggest violators.

"What we found surprising and we didn’t expect to find frankly was that Canada is sort of guilty of the most overstays. More so than Mexico. Almost twice as much," Villalobos said.

The DATOS report also showed that the Latino population growth rate dropped from 4.4 percent to 2.8 percent annually.

However the purchasing power of the population is on the rise. It's expected to hit $5 billion this year in Arizona and $1.5 trillion nationwide.

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That may be true and it may not be. My question is, are they basing their data on the notion that the illegal immigrant population in this country is only 11-12 million people? If that so, which I assume it is, than they're basing their findings on faulty data. Everyone knows the number of illegals in our country far exceeds the 11-12 million number.

And if this indeed true, it proves we need much, much more than a wall. Interior enforcement is what's needed to protect American workers and taxpayers.

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Originally Posted by hattiecat

And if this indeed true, it proves we need much, much more than a wall. Interior enforcement is what's needed to protect American workers and taxpayers.

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Yep, we need it all ...... more ICE agents, border wall, more border patrol, more immigration judges, etc., etc., etc.

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