RSSIllegal immigration fell sharply in ’08
From: The Washington Times | February 9, 2010
The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. dropped by nearly 1 million from 2007 to 2009 as the Bush administration ramped up enforcement efforts and the economy took a dive, according to figures the Homeland Security Department released Tuesday. Illegal immigrants totaled 10.8 million in January 2009. That was down from a peak of 11.8 million in 2007, and 11.6 million in January 2008. The drop was powered in large part by a drop in illegal immigrants from Mexico, which saw a decline of nearly 400,000. The data comes as President Obama and congressional Democrats seek to push a ...
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