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". . .1.5 million new immigrants (legal and illegal) arrived in 2014, and another 914,000 arrived in just the first six months of 2015."

- Steven Camarota, Director of Research at CIS

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Just-Released Data Shows Foreign-Born Population at 45.3 Million in 2021

But newer data from 2022 shows dramatic increases since last year

Topics: Current Numbers

New Government Reports Show Foreign-Born Population at 46.8 Million

Number surges by two million since 2021

Topics: Current Numbers

Two Million New Faces in 16 Months: The Biden Era’s Foreign-Born Boom

Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Current Numbers, Illegal Immigration

The Immigrant Population Is Growing Rapidly

Topics: Population Projections

Foreign-Born Population Hit Record 47 Million in April 2022

Increased two million since January 2021, driven largely by illegal immigration

Topics: Population Projections, Illegal Immigration

Why We Have Confidence in the Data We Used to Estimate the Number of Illegal Immigrants

Topics: Population Projections, Illegal Immigration

The Illegal-Immigrant Population Increased Dramatically in Biden’s First Year

In a very real sense, America has lost control of its borders.

Topics: Current Numbers, Illegal Immigration

The Illegal-Immigrant Population Increased Dramatically in Biden’s First Year

In a very real sense, America has lost control of its borders.

Topics: Current Numbers, Illegal Immigration

Estimating the Illegal Immigrant Population Using the Current Population Survey

Data shows number fell from 2019 to 2021 but rebounded by more than one million by early 2022

Topics: Current Numbers, Illegal Immigration

The Employment Situation of Immigrants and the U.S.-Born in the Fourth Quarter of 2021

Unemployment and labor force participation among the foreign-born and U.S.-born

Topics: Unemployment Rate Series