Using mathematical modeling on a range of demographic and immigration operations data, the researchers estimate there are 22.1 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. Even using parameters intentionally aimed at producing an extremely conservative estimate, they found a population of 16.7 million undocumented immigrants…
I would be willing to bet my paycheck that it's even higher than the 22.1 million. When remittances, money being sent back to Mexico by Mexicans living in America, has become the #1 or #2 source of revenue for Mexico, that has to come from a massive population of Mexicans.
The authors were surprised by the results. They actually expected their numbers would come in slightly lower than the accept data, but as you can see, the accepted number (the blue line) is so low that it’s not even a possible lower estimate based on their study.
I'm very happy that they published their work, along with their admission that they thought the numbers would be lower. But the only people who think the numbers are low are people who have never lived in the real world for a good long time.
Live in Van Nuys or Encino for a bit, and tell me that illegal immigration is low. Ain't gonna happen.
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