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Title: US Undocumented Population Drops Below 11 Million in 2014, with Continued Declines in the Mexican Undocumented Population

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: Undocumented immigration has been a significant political issue in recent years, and is likely to remain so throughout and beyond the presidential election year of 2016. One reason for the high and sustained level of interest in undocumented immigration is the widespread belief that the trend in the undocumented population is ever upward. This paper shows that this belief is mistaken and that, in fact, the undocumented population has been decreasing for more than a half a decade. Other findings of the paper that should inform the immigration debate are the growing naturalized citizen populations in almost every US state and the fact that, since 1980, the legally resident foreign-born population from Mexico has grown faster than the undocumented population from Mexico.

Url: http://jmhs.cmsny.org/index.php/jmhs/article/view/58

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Authors: Warren, Robert

Periodical (Full): Journal on Migration and Human Security

Issue: 1

Volume: 4

Pages: 1-15

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

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