Groups at odds over number of illegal immigrants in U.S.
Tagged: Pew Hispanic, remittancePosted on: October 14th, 2007“The Department of Homeland Security estimates about 11.6 million, and the Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research group in Washington, estimates about 12 million. The Urban Institute, a think tank that focuses on minority issues, says it’s about 10 million.
The investment firm Bear Stearns stunned many a few years ago with an analysis that put the figure as high as 20 million, based in part on remittances sent to home countries.
Groups seeking stronger immigration enforcement say most calculations are low.”*
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