Where Are Unauthorized Immigrants Coming From?
These figures go along with yesterday's post, and show the country of origin of current unauthorized immigrants. Mexico is by far the leader, with more immigrants than all other countries combined. Statistics from the Department of Homeland Security.
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ill_pe_2006.pdfcountry of birth of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population: January 2006 and 2000 country of birth |
Estimated Population in January |
Percent of total |
Percent change |
Average annual change | |||||||
2006 |
2000 |
2006 |
2000 |
2000 to 2006 |
2000 to 2006 | ||||||
All countries |
11,550,000 |
8,460,000 |
100 |
100 |
37 |
515,000 | |||||
Mexico |
6,570,000 |
4,680,000 |
57 |
55 |
40 |
315,000 | |||||
El Salvador |
510,000 |
430,000 |
4 |
5 |
19 |
13,333 | |||||
Guatemala |
430,000 |
290,000 |
4 |
3 |
48 |
23,333 | |||||
Philippines |
280,000 |
200,000 |
2 |
2 |
40 |
13,333 | |||||
Honduras |
280,000 |
160,000 |
2 |
2 |
75 |
20,000 | |||||
India |
270,000 |
120,000 |
2 |
1 |
125 |
25,000 | |||||
Korea |
250,000 |
180,000 |
2 |
2 |
39 |
11,667 | |||||
Brazil |
210,000 |
100,000 |
2 |
1 |
110 |
18,333 | |||||
China |
190,000 |
190,000 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- | |||||
Vietnam |
160,000 |
160,000 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- | |||||
Other countries |
2,410,000 |
1,950,000 |
21 |
23 |
24 |
76,667 | |||||