New Delhi: Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in January 2025. Trump won but now he faces challenges. The biggest problem in this is the entry of illegal immigrants into the United States. According to new data, one in four immigrants in the US is illegal. More and more people, including Indians, are trying to enter the US. Let’s understand this in detail with data.The number of illegal immigrants has increased.
Attacking President Joe Biden on illegal immigration, Trump said in October that 21 million people arrived in the last three years of his presidency. Data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security shows that the number of illegal immigrants in the country has increased since 2020, but the number is nowhere near what Trump thinks.
Every fourth immigrant is illegal.
In absolute terms, the number of legal immigrants is expected to increase from 24.1 million in 2000 to 36.9 million in 2022, according to the Pew Research Center, a US-based think tank.
Attacking President Joe Biden on illegal immigration, Trump said in October that 21 million people arrived in the last three years of his presidency. Data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security shows that the number of illegal immigrants in the country has increased since 2020, but the number is nowhere near what Trump thinks.
Every fourth immigrant is illegal.
In absolute terms, the number of legal immigrants is expected to increase from 24.1 million in 2000 to 36.9 million in 2022, according to the Pew Research Center, a US-based think tank.
Big pile on the borders
Pew said in a July 2024 report that the illegal immigrant population has grown over the past two years. One of the factors cited for this outlook is a record level of confrontation with immigrants at US borders in 2022-23.
More Indians are trying to hide.
Between October 2023 and September 2024, more than 90,000 Indians were caught trying to enter the US by crossing its land borders with Mexico or Canada. The so-called dinky route, which involves the use of land borders to illegally cross multiple countries for targeting purposes. It is becoming increasingly popular among Indians. Between 2021 and 2024, the number of Indians apprehended by US border officials has tripled.
Most illegal immigrants are from Mexico.
