“The article references 11 million illegal aliens. It seems to me I’ve been hearing about 10 or 11 or 12 million illegals for the past 20 years. Surely the number hasn’t remained static over that time.”
Triple that and you’ll have the number.
Yes, any time you hear some pol citing that 11 million number as current, you know they are an automaton simply spewing a talking point with no brain engaged.