23% of immigrants in US are here illegally

By Paul Bedard

Published July 13, 2019 2:46pm ET

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23% of immigrants in US are here illegally — In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, aerial image released by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, migrants, apprehended after illegally crossing along the U.S.-Mexico border near Lukeville, Ariz., are lined up. A group of 325 Central Americans surrendered to agents on Thursday after entering the United States illegally. | (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP)

Nearly 1-in-4 foreign-born immigrants in the United States are here illegally, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

An estimated 10.5 million are “unauthorized immigrants,” said the analysis from Pew Research Center.

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