U.S. illegal immigrant population falls below 11 million

*Facts are pesky things when you’re trying to convince voters that immigrants are swarming across the U.S. border. The number of undocumented in the U.S. has been declining steadily for the past decade and it’s now at the same level that it was in 2003. VL


washingtonpostBy Jerry Markon, The Washington Post

The illegal immigrant population in the United States has fallen below 11 million, continuing a nearly decade-long decline that has the potential to reshape the debate over reforming the nation’s immigration system, according to a study released Wednesday.

The total undocumented immigrant population of 10.9 million is the lowest since 2003, says the report from the Center for Migration Studies, a New York think tank. The number of undocumented immigrants has fallen each year since 2008, the report says, driven primarily by a steady decline in illegal migrants from Mexico. Sharper declines from South America and Europe have contributed to the overall numbers, the report says, even as illegal immigration from Central America — where families with children have flocked across the southwest border in recent months — is on the rise.

With its release as voting nears in the 2016 presidential primaries, the 15-page document could impact the fiery debate over immigration unfolding on the campaign trail.

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