NPR — The latest estimate by the Pew Research Center puts the number of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. at 11.7 million.
This new number, based on U.S. government data, can be found in a report released Monday titled “Population Decline of Unauthorized Immigrants Stalls, May Have Reversed.” The key word in that headline is “may.” As the authors write in the report:
“Although there are indications the number of unauthorized immigrants may be rising, the 2012 population estimate is the midpoint of a wide range of possible values and in a statistical sense is no different from the 2009 estimate.… [Read More]
