how many???

Question

what percent of illegal immigrants are mexican?

JW because some people seem to think that all illegal immigrants are mexican which i am completely against so yeah just wanna know how many?

Answer 1

On February 7, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) released its latest estimate for the size and growth of the illegal alien population in the United States, updating its 1994 report. The INS estimates that as of October 1996 there were five million illegal people living in the United States, with the number growing by 275,000 each year. These new numbers are for the "long-term," illegal population — those who have been in the United States for at least one year. Although the rate of increase is 25,000 less than the 1994 estimate, the new national total is higher than INS previously thought. The change in the growth does not represent a reduction in the flow of illegal aliens, but instead reflects a change in the methodology used to calculate the numbers.

This article will review the basic findings and methodology of the estimate, plus raises questions about how the estimates were arrived at.

Findings:

The number of illegal people who remained after the completion of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) legalization in October of 1988 was 2,775,000 — well above the 2.18 million previously estimated.


The number of new illegal aliens joining the long-term population each year is 420,000. This number is offset by deaths, emigration and adjustment to legal status, so that the increase in the illegal population is 275,000 annually.


There were 170,000 new overstayers each year between 1982-1992 and 181,000 between 1992-1996. The number of new illegals who joined the illegal population by Entering Without Inspection (EWI) was 250,000 from 1982 to 1988 and 242,000 from 1988 to 1996.


The INS estimates that 41 percent of the illegal population are overstayers and 59 percent are EWIs. This is a change from the estimated 50-50 split in its previous study.


The illegal population is 54 percent Mexican.


40 percent of the total illegal population lives in California.

Answer 2

The illegal alien population is currently 70 percent Mexican, with 30 percent coming from other countries.24 Latin America, including Mexico, is the source of 90 percent of illegal aliens entering into the United States.

And, FYI:
There are about 7.2 million undocumented workers in the U.S., or about 5 percent of the country's work force, the Pew report said.

It estimated that illegal immigrants fill a quarter of all agricultural jobs, 17 percent of office and house cleaning positions, 14 percent of construction jobs and 12 percent in food preparation.

Answer 3

Most of the illegal immigrants are Mexicans because they just cross the border.

Answer 4

It is estimated to be 80%+or- of the illegal alien population from different studies I've seen. They also add in visa overstays then OTM group.