There were 11.six million immigrants from Mexico living in the U.s. in 2017, and fewer than half of them (43%) were in the country illegally, according to Pew Research Eye estimates. United mexican states is the state'due south largest source of immigrants, making upwardly 25% of all U.Southward. immigrants.

As President Donald Trump'south administration has taken a variety of steps to reduce the number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. – including through the increment of constabulary enforcement agents at the southern border – here'due south what we know about illegal immigration from United mexican states.

1 U.S. unauthorized immigrant total declines from Mexico, but rises from other nationsThe number of Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. illegally has declined by 2 million since 2007. In 2017, 4.ix million unauthorized immigrants from Mexico lived in the U.S., downward from a elevation of half-dozen.9 million in 2007. Mexicans now brand upward fewer than half of the nation's 10.5 million unauthorized immigrants (47% in 2017).

2 Non-Mexicans now outnumber Mexicans in southwest border apprehensionsAt the U.S.-Mexico border, in that location have been more than apprehensions of non-Mexicans than Mexicans every year since fiscal 2016. Non-Mexicans accounted for 62% of apprehensions at the southwest edge in fiscal 2018, marking the third sequent twelvemonth in which they outnumbered Mexicans. In fiscal 2018, which ended Sept. xxx, the Border Patrol fabricated 152,257 apprehensions of Mexicans. This is a abrupt drop from a recent peak of 1.vi 1000000 apprehensions in fiscal 2000, when Mexicans deemed for 98% of apprehensions. The refuse in apprehensions reflects a subtract in the number of unauthorized Mexican immigrants coming to the U.S.

3Mexicans were deported from the U.S. 192,334 times in financial 2017, downward from a recent high of 307,120 in fiscal 2013 – but up from 169,031 in fiscal 2005. The increase over the past decade occurred after a 2005 shift in policy that increased the chances of being deported following apprehension in the border region. Prior to that change, many unauthorized immigrants were returned without a formal deportation order.

four Long-term residents rise as a share of U.S. unauthorized immigrants from MexicoMexican unauthorized immigrant adults are more than likely to be long-term residents of the U.South. As of 2017, 83% had lived in the U.Southward. for more than than 10 years, while simply 8% had been in the state for five years or less. By comparison, 51% of unauthorized immigrant adults from countries other than Mexico had lived in the U.S. a decade or more as of 2017, while xxx% had lived in the U.Southward. for v years or less.

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fiveAbout 536,000 unauthorized immigrants from Mexico are enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as of April 2019, which provides work permits and protection from deportation to those who run across certain requirements. United mexican states is the origin country with the about active DACA recipients by far. The next highest countries are El salvador (26,000), Guatemala (17,000) and Honduras (16,000). Trump ordered an end to DACA in September 2017, but enrollees tin remain in the program while federal courts consider cases regarding its time to come.

Notation: This post was originally published July v, 2015 and has been updated.

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Ana Gonzalez-Barrera is a senior researcher focusing on Hispanics, clearing and demographics at Pew Enquiry Center.