The 1.2 million are LEGAL IMMIGRANTS. The 11 to 12 million cited by the government are ILLEGAL ALIENS.
We have almost 45 million foreign born in this country. We have also had the highest two decades of immigration in American history. One in 8 is foreign-born, the highest it has been for more than 90 years. In a decade it will be one in 7, the highest in our history.