Last I read, the official estimate was 1 in 3, and the unofficial (agents) estimate was 1 in 10.
When it comes to illegal immigration, I lost faith in official estimates in the late 1980s. At that time Reagan was told that there were only one million illegals inside the United States. He agreed to the amnesty and three and a half million signed up for amnesty.
I believe the agents on the ground. They have been stating that they only capture ten to fifteen percent for decades.
One other reason why I don’t trust official estimates, is that after corrections to the 2000 census, there were close to 10 million illegal immigrants inside the United States.
After eight years of people pouring across the border at 1.5 to 3.5 million per year, we are told there are only 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States. Bull ——ing shit!
Either there are between 20 to 35 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. today, or our government has been transitioning them to citizenship at an incredible rate.
And if they were, then the only change in the drain on our nation, is that they are now legal immigrants, and our government services are now being tapped legally. The nation is still at risk, but now what is destroying it is partially above board, due to under the table dealings.