[TomGuy]

Analysis: 11 million illegals in the United States

Note that this article is dated 2001. If some 4 million new per year have been added, just based on this article, the number NOW would add another 16 million, for a total of 27 million.

[Fatalis]

Note that this article is dated 2001. If some 4 million new per year have been added, just based on this article, the number NOW would add another 16 million, for a total of 27 million.

You started with 31 million and you're now down to 27, and that's based on assumptions that each crossing since 2001 represents a new permanent illegal alien. That is a flawed assumption because many illegals cross back and forth. This problem won't be solved by throwing around different numbers from one minute to the next that are easily impeached.