Mexicans now make up 47% of undocumented immigrants, the first time they have not been a majority since 1965.
The number of undocumented immigrants living in the United States has fallen to a 13-year low, and Mexicans are no longer the majority of people living in the country without authorization, according to aIn 2017, there were 10.5 million undocumented immigrants in the US, down from its peak of 12.2 million in 2007, according to new Pew Research Center study based on government data. The number is the lowest since 2004 when the US was home to 10.7 million undocumented immigrants.
The total US population of Mexican immigrants has been on the decline. In 2015, a Pew Research Centerthat more Mexican immigrants had left the US since the end of the Great Recession than have entered, with family reunification cited as being the top reason. Much of the immigration debate has been focused on the southern border. Authorities say the number of families encountered at the border to request asylum has overwhelmed facilities, resulting in a lack of space to hold immigrants. The Trump administration has described the situation as a"crisis" and said the sheer number of immigrants arriving is overwhelming its ability to manage the border.
Mexicans now make up 47% of undocumented immigrants, the first time they have not been a majority since 1965 when the US enacted the Immigration and Nationality Act. Among several changes, the law placed the first limits on immigration from countries in the Western Hemisphere, including Mexico.
From 2007 to 2017 the number of undocumented immigrants from Asia and Central America has increased, the analysis found. Significant increases came from five countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, and Venezuela.
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