How many illegal immigrants are there currently living in the United States?

Answer 1

I'm sure that the native American Indians consider all of us illegal immigrants.
Just because there was no such term or law back in those days really doesn't make it any different.
Think about it.
Open your mind.

Answer 2

Estimated At Between 25 And 30 Million

Actually MORE THAN 30 Million

http://www.theamericanresistance.com/ref/illegal_alien_numbers.html

In a letter dated February 2004,
Arizona Senator John McCain (Imagine THAT!!!) recognized
that Border Patrol apprehension figures
demonstrated that "almost four million people
crossed our borders illegally 2002"

(read McCain's letter At This Link)
http://www.theamericanresistance.com/ref/letter_mccain_2004feb10.html

Experts on the subject agree that illegal crossings have only increased since then.

Estimating the gross numbers of illegals entering the U.S.,
Census figures show that 90 percent of illegal immigration
comes from Latin America,
with 70 percent of the total from Mexico.

The last decade has witnessed
a tidal wave of illegal Mexican immigration.
The Center for Immigration Studies noted:
"Indeed, the last decade saw
an unprecedented number of Mexicans cross the U.S. border.
Between 1990 and 2000, their number doubled-
from 4.2 million to 9.2 million, or 30 percent
of the entire foreign-born population in the United States.

Within this number, unauthorized Mexicans
grew by more than 100 percent -
from 2 million to 4.8 million,
or 69 percent of all illegal aliens in the United States."

Though the Mexican government should be embarrassed
that 10 percent of its people have fled to the U.S. from Mexico,
President Vicente Fox's administration has embraced this reality.

In fact,
increasing the number of Mexicans
working illegally in the United States
is among Mexico's highest foreign policy objectives.

On January 9, 2004,
President Bush proposed a guest worker program -
a thinly veiled amnesty for illegal aliens.
A February 29, 2004,
Fox News article subsequently stated
that from 50 percent to 90 percent of illegal aliens apprehended
claimed they were coming here for the "amnesty" (their words).

One Border Patrol officer stated that
"They believe that they are only responding to an invitation."

Shortly thereafter,
the Border Patrol was ordered not to collect this information.

Word of the amnesty had spread far beyond Mexico.
Apprehensions included Nicaraguans, Brazilians, Venezuelans,
Ecuadorians, Chileans, Chinese, Pakistanis, and East Indians.

By June, 2004,
U.S. Border Patrol official statistics revealed
that there had been 135,468 apprehensions
along the southwest border during April 2004,
an 80 percent increase when compared to April 2003.

Official Border Patrol apprehension statistics
show that total 2004 apprehensions as of June 30, 2004
represent A 190 PERCENT INCREASE
over total 2003 apprehensions.

Intentionally low, static, and misleading
official government estimates claim
that 8 million to 12 million illegal aliens
reside in the United States
and that 700,000 new illegals enter and stay every year.

Based upon the analysis presented here,
http://www.theamericanresistance.com/ref/illegal_alien_numbers.html#howManyIllegals
it is likely that in mid-2005
more than 20 million illegal aliens resided in the United States,

with roughly 12,000 additional illegal aliens entering every day.






There Are (Estimated)
More Than 20 MILLION Illegal Aliens
In Our Nation

For Comparison,
The States Of Texas, And New York,
Ranked By Population
EQUAL This Amount (20 MILLION)

The ONLY State In Our Nation
With A Population Significantly Exceeding That Amount
Is California

Ranked Highest In The Nation
By Popoulation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_population

1st - California - Population - 36,132,147
2nd - Texas - 22,859,968
3rd - New York - 19,254,630
4th - Florida 17,789,864
5th - Illinois 12,763,371
6th - Pennsylvania 12,429,616


For Comparison
The Populations Of The Following 2 States COMBINED Equals 21,584,902
7 - Ohio - 11,464,042
8 - Michigan - 10,120,860
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21,584,902

For Comparison
The Populations Of The Following 2 States COMBINED Equals 17,790,490
9 - Georgia - 9,072,576
10 - New Jersey - 8,717,925
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17,790,490

For Comparison
The Populations Of The Following 3 States COMBINED Equals 22,640,450
11 - North Carolina - 8,683,242
12 - Virginia - 7,567,465
13 - Massachusetts - 6,398,743
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22,640,450

For Comparison
The Populations Of The Following 3 States COMBINED Equals 18,522,691
14 - Washington - 6,287,759
15 - Indiana - 6,271,973
16 - Tennessee - 5,962,959
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18,522,691

For Comparison
The Populations Of The Following 4 States COMBINED Equals 22,876,191
17 - Arizona - 5,939,292
18 - Missouri - 5,800,310
19 - Maryland - 5,600,388
20 - Wisconsin - 5,536,201
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22,876,191

For Comparison
The Populations Of The Following 4 States COMBINED Equals 19,891,985
20 - Wisconsin - 5,536,201
21 - Minnesota - 5,132,799
22 - Colorado - 4,665,177
23 - Alabama - 4,557,808
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19,891,985

For Comparison
The Populations Of The Following 5 States COMBINED Equals 20,509,804
24 - Louisiana - 4,523,628
25 - South Carolina - 4,255,083
26 - Kentucky - 4,173,405
(n/a) Puerto Rico - 3,916,632
27 - Oregon - 3,641,056
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20,509,804

For Comparison,
The Populations Of The Following 6 States COMBINED Equals 20,939,029
28 - Oklahoma - 3,547,884
29 - Connecticut - 3,510,297
30 - Iowa - 2,966,334
31 - Mississippi - 2,921,088
32 - Arkansas - 2,779,154
33 - Kansas - 2,744,687
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20,939,029

For Comparison,
The Populations Of The Following 18 States COMBINED Equals 21,149,673
Ranked By Population
34 - Utah - 2,469,585
35 - Nevada - 2,414,807
36 - New Mexico - 1,928,384
37 - West Virginia - 1,816,856
38 - Nebraska - 1,758,787
39 - Idaho - 1,429,096
40 - Maine - 1,321,505
41 - New Hampshire - 1,309,940
42 - Hawaii - 1,275,194
43 - Rhode Island - 1,076,189
44 - Montana - 935,670
45 - Delaware - 843,524
46 - South Dakota - 775,933
47 - Alaska - 663,661
48 - North Dakota - 636,677
49 - Vermont - 623,050
(n/a) District of Columbia - 550,521
50 - Wyoming - 509,294
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21,149,673





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Answer 3

There may be as many as 20 million illegal immigrants in the US today - more than twice the official Census Bureau estimate, according to Bear Stearns researchers Robert Justich and Betty Ng.

Looking at states where most of the undocumented population lives today, they reported "very dramatic increases in services required in communities that have become gateways for immigration." These include public school enrollment, language proficiency programs, and building permits. (California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina account for about half the undocumented population.)

Answer 4

10-20 million

Answer 5

Estimates numbers run anything fron 12 to 20 million but I think thats more like 25 million.

Answer 6

Way too many.

Ask your congressman to support earned legalization and to streamline the immigration process.

Answer 7

About 30 million. With 3000 a day crossing over

Answer 8

you are asking a count of something everybody want to hide. Some estimates say 13 million.

Answer 9

once you hear the words granting Amnesty, we see if it was 12 million illegal immigrants living in the USA!!!

Answer 10

To many to count. I think we are at least 30 million.