Bear Stearns is not even around anymore, and they are an odd source for the illegal population in America, they are not a credible source. I figured that you would not accept any valid sources, from Pew to the Federal agencies, and I was right.
As for the "federal government", do you consider the Border Patrol to be a municipal police agency? The Census numbers are routinely discredited.
Forget it, sport. You're one of their guys, and you engage in conclusionary statements like "valid sources" - according to who? You simply have picked one or two items that suit your prejudice and won't accept any evidence to the contrary.
25 million. Maybe 30.