A Turning Point for the Unauthorized Immigrant Population in the United States

This report presents the Migration Policy Institute (MPI)'s 2021 estimates of the size and top countries of origin of the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States. The figure, 11.2 million, is up from 11.0 million in 2019—a larger annual growth rate than seen since 2015. The estimates also reflect the growing diversification of the U.S. unauthorized population, due both to the decade-long decline in the size of the Mexican unauthorized immigrant population and the widening array of nationalities arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border from within and beyond this hemisphere.

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Work Title A Turning Point for the Unauthorized Immigrant Population in the United States
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  1. Jennifer L Van Hook
  2. Julia Gelatt
  3. Ariel G Ruiz Soto
Keyword
  1. Border Security
  2. Border Enforcement
  3. Illegal Immigration & Interior Enforcement
  4. Deportation/Returns
  5. Immigrant Profiles & Demographics
  6. U.S. Data
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Work Type Article
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  1. Migration Policy Institute Commentaries
Publication Date September 2023
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Deposited August 26, 2024

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    Keyword
    • Border Security, Border Enforcement, Illegal Immigration & Interior Enforcement, Deportation/Returns, Immigrant Profiles & Demographics, U.S. Data
    Related URLs
    • https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/turning-point-us-unauthorized-immigrant-population
    Publication Date
    • 2023-09-01
    • 2023-09
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    • Approximately 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants lived in the United States in 2021, up from 11.0 million
    • in 2019, according to new Migration Policy Institute (MPI) estimates. This represents larger annual growth
    • in the unauthorized immigrant population than at any point since 2015.
    • This report presents the Migration Policy Institute (MPI)'s 2021 estimates of the size and top countries of origin of the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States. The figure, 11.2 million, is up from 11.0 million in 2019—a larger annual growth rate than seen since 2015. The estimates also reflect the growing diversification of the U.S. unauthorized population, due both to the decade-long decline in the size of the Mexican unauthorized immigrant population and the widening array of nationalities arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border from within and beyond this hemisphere.