Posted on 11/18/2014 10:22:33 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The U.S. unauthorized immigrant population has leveled off nationally after the Great Recession, but state trends have been more volatile. From 2009 to 2012, according to new Pew Research Center estimates, the population of unauthorized immigrants rose in seven states and fell in 14.
Five East Coast states were among those where the number of unauthorized immigrants grew from 2009 to 2012—Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Numbers also rose in Idaho and Nebraska, according to the center’s estimates.
Six Western states are among those with declines in unauthorized immigrant populations from 2009 to 2012—Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Oregon. Other states with decreases over that period are in the South (Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky), the Midwest (Illinois, Indiana and Kansas) and the Northeast (Massachusetts and New York).
Nationally, the population of 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants in 2012 was unchanged from 2009, the year the Great Recession ended. The number had peaked in 2007 at 12.2 million and declined for the next two years during the recession.
Among states, the share of unauthorized immigrants in the labor force is highest in Nevada (10.2% in 2012). Other states with high shares in 2012 include California (9.4%) and Texas (8.9%).
States with the largest shares of students with unauthorized immigrant parents include Nevada (17.7%), California (13.2%), Texas (13.1%) and Arizona (11.0%).
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I don’t believe these numbers. Not one iota, not minute, not one second. Lies....all lies. 12 million my patooty.
Reagan’s amnesty was a huge mistake, but it was duly passed by Congress.
“The U.S. unauthorized immigrant population....”
UNAUTHORIZED??
My favorite was “ENTRANTS”
The 11 million figure hasn’t changed since 2002.
I’ve never heard this term, “unauthorized immigrants” before. Is this the latest politically correct term for illegal aliens???
Walk down any aisle in WalMart, Kroger, Publix, wherever. You’ll see a whole aisle or more with nothing but “Hispanic” foodstuffs. A whole lot of it just in Spanish. They aren’t there for our legal Hispanic citizens.
[I realize that citizens of Hispanic descent DO buy food like this, but you don’t need ALL SPANISH labels to get it]
50 million at least.
Like “unauthorized biography” .
In California, they just turn a Safeway into a mexican supermarket. NO english.
I like that sign the woman is holding.
Unauthorized, don’t think so.
Hah....if you find one of these when you shop, you’re livin’ in the wrong doggone neighborhood. :0)
I all of these people are “operating in the shadows”, then how did they count them all?
Where do those numbers come from?
Here’s an interesting challange;
Might be of interest for some FR to draw a comparison to these figures and the increase in communicable diseases.
if they can count them they can deport them
Prophetic, actually.
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