Thread: Number of illegal aliens in CA., AZ., USA down

Number of illegal immigrants in USA down

Updated 2m ago
By Haya El Nasser, USA TODAY

The number of immigrants coming to the USA illegally every year has plummeted — the first significant decline in two decades, according to a Pew Hispanic Center report out today.

The total number of illegal immigrants in the country is down from a peak of 12 million in 2007 to 11.1 million in 2009, the report says.

The annual inflow of about 300,000 illegal immigrants from 2007 to 2009 was almost two-thirds smaller than it had been from 2000 to 2005, when it reached an average 850,000 a year.

"These are very sizable drops," says Jeffrey Passel, senior demographer at the non-partisan Pew Hispanic Center. "Over the last four years, they've been going down steadily."

The recession and housing collapse have dried up job opportunities. At the same time, border enforcement is stiffer and more states and local governments are approving measures to crack down on illegal immigrants.

"We know the cost of being smuggled into the United States has gone up and more people are using smugglers because it's harder to get in and it's more dangerous," Passel says. "If you're facing more expenses and more danger and more difficulty and at the same time it's much harder to find a job here …."

The drop in illegal immigrants is most dramatic along the Southeast Coast and the Mountain West. It fell in Florida, Nevada and Virginia. The combined population of illegal immigrants in Arizona, Colorado and Utah also tumbled.

Arizona has been at the center of a controversial crackdown on illegal immigration that is stalled in court. The drop may be evidence that the state's enforcement efforts are having an impact, says Steven Camarota, director of research for the Center for Immigration Studies, a group that advocates controlled immigration.

Communities across the USA have passed laws to reduce the number of undocumented residents. In Virginia's Prince William County, a Washington suburb, police officers must ask about the immigration status of anyone under arrest.

"It's not surprising the number of illegal aliens has declined in light of increased enforcement efforts by municipalities," says Corey Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. "It's a combination of the weak economy, the severe downturn in the construction industry and the increased immigration enforcement efforts."

The influx of illegal immigrants will pick up again as soon as the economy improves, Stewart says. "We can't assume that illegal immigration is permanently on the decline."

Stewart is behind the Virginia Rule of Law campaign that wants anti-illegal immigration measures statewide. Among them: Prohibit illegal immigrants from registering their car or from owning or renting real estate.

There were 7.8 million illegal immigrants in the workforce in 2009, the Pew report says. They made up a smaller share of the total labor force — 5.1% vs. 5.5% in 2007.

The Pew estimates mirror those released by the Department of Homeland Security. The government said 10.8 million unauthorized immigrants lived in the USA in January 2009, compared with a peak of 11.8 million in 2007.

"Whatever is going on, fewer people are coming, and more people are leaving," Camarota says.

The Pew research shows signs of a reverse movement back to some Latin American countries but not back to Mexico, Passel says. Mexicans account for about 60% of illegal immigrants.

"We don't see any indication that Mexicans are leaving in larger numbers," he says.

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good have it keep going down No Citizen ship to babys the hospital in my Town close . why the Illigal Immigrant . free med care they could not do it any more .now we have shit thank to them

they can say its going down all they want, im not sure i believe it

We need to downsize many millions more.

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Illegal immigration declines sharply in California, across the country

September 1, 2010 | 9:09 am

After years of rapid growth, illegal immigration is slowing down in California and across the country, with the state’s share of the nation’s estimated 11.1 million undocumented immigrants dropping to 23% from 42% in 1990, according to a new study released Tuesday.

The slowdown in California mirrors the overall reduction in the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S, according the study by the Pew Hispanic Center. The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. dropped to 11.1 million in 2009 from a peak of 12 million in 2007 – what the study’s researchers called the “first significant reversalâ€

Unfortunately the data are essentially meaningless, from a long term point of view. Unless and until we see that illegals are being deported in record numbers, we're just witnessing a lull.

'Bama has said repeatedly that we can't deport 12 million people. That's code for The door is still open. Anyone who thinks that this administration will be putting Americans first is just not paying attention.

Originally Posted by jamesw62

they can say its going down all they want, im not sure i believe it

Agreed. I'll believe it when I don't have to press 1 for English.

These are BS articles to make us think Homeland Security and ICE have everything secured and they can now proceed with immigration reform. BS! Our borders are more dangerous than they have ever been. Illegal aliens from mainly Mexico and other Hispanic countries, and people from the axil of evil countries are sneaking in. They are killing us and committing other crimes against us. Dont believe for a minute that another 9/11 wont happen. They probably already have the materials to blow up buildings and cause other mass destruction here.

Right, like I believe anything USA Today, Pew Hispanic, or the US Government writes.

The annual inflow of about 300,000 illegal immigrants from 2007 to 2009 was almost two-thirds smaller than it had been from 2000 to 2005, when it reached an average 850,000 a year.

#1. How do they know the inflow has dropped, the Government has abandoned enforcement on many areas of the border??!!!

#2. Even if the inflow has "dropped", they are still coming in!!

Man these people are super dense.