How Many Undocumented Are There in the U.S.A.?- J.D. Vance

J.D. Vance. Claim.  BBC.  Tues. Oct. 1, 2024

 

Are there up to 25 million illegal aliens in the US?

CLAIM: Vance: “We’ve got 20-25 million illegal aliens who are here in the country.”

VERDICT: These numbers are much higher than estimates for the number of illegal immigrants in the US. 

Vance made this claim while criticising the border policies of President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. 

It is impossible to know exactly how many illegal immigrants have come to the US, as many will have evaded law enforcement agencies, but several estimates put the number at around half what Vance claims.

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A report published by the Office of Homeland Security earlier this year estimated the number of illegal immigrants living in the US, as of January 2022, at 11 million.

Pew Research Center and the Migration Policy Institute came up with similar estimates for 2022 and 2021. 

And the Center for Immigration Studies estimated there were approximately 12 million illegal immigrants in May 2023.

   

 

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