U.S. now has 13.7 MILLION illegal immigrants: Staggering figures reveal border ... trends now
A wave of illegal immigration under President Joe Biden's tenure has contributed to a record number of foreign-born living in the United States, a new study found.
The United States now has 13.7 million illegal immigrants living in America and 3.7 million of them came in since Biden took office in January 2021, according to a new study from the Center for Immigration Studies.
Overall, the total foreign-born population - both legal and illegal - hit a new record of 51.4 million in February 2024, which is an increase of 6.4 million under Biden.
Illegal immigration and border security have become a hot political issue as the incumbent president seeks a second term in office. Voters have given him low marks for his handling of the issue, polls show.
Biden visited the border in Brownsville, Texas, last month, which was his second time visiting the line dividing the U.S. and Mexico since he took office.
Meanwhile, the study also found that the overall population of foreign-born living in America is increasing by an average 172,000 a month.
That is four times the 42,000 average monthly increase under President Donald Trump before Covid-19 hit and double the 68,000 average under President Barack Obama.
In February, the foreign-born population in the United States hit a new high of 51.4 million and 15.5 percent of the U.S. population, which is more than all prior records.
The foreign-born share of the U.S. population has more than tripled since 1970, nearly doubled since 1990, and is up 40 percent just since 2000.
The new study comes as a migrant caravan of more than 2,000 people set off from Chiapas, Mexico, earlier this week and are headed to the El Paso border area.
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