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Highest percentage increase in Indians living illegally in US
Washington, Nov 1 (PTI) India has registered 81 percent
increase in the number of its citizens living illegally in the U.S. in 2007, even as immigration from Mexico continues to dominate the unauthorized population growth.
According to the Department of Homeland Security (D.H.S) the latest statistics on illegals shows that in 2007 the estimated population of Indians living illegally in the United States was 220,000 compared to 120,000 in the year 2000, thus recording one of the highest percentage increase.
An estimated 11.8 million unauthorized immigrants were living in America in January 2007 compared to 8.5 million in 2000. The unauthorized population increased by 3.3 million between 2000 and 2007 while the annual average increase during this period was 470,000.
Nearly 4.2 million (35 percent) of the total 11.8 million unauthorized residents in 2007 had entered in 2000 or later. An estimated 7.0 million (59 percent) were from Mexico.
California remained the leading state of residence for the illegal population in 2007 with 2.8 million, followed by Texas with 1.7 million and then Florida with nearly 1 million.
The D.H.S. statistics show that California’s share of the national total declined from 30 percent in 2000 to 24 percent in 2007 but the greatest percentage increases of unauthorized resident population occurred in Georgia with 120 percent, in Arizona, which was at 62 percent and in Texas with 57 percent.
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increase in the number of its citizens living illegally in the U.S. in 2007, even as immigration from Mexico continues to dominate the unauthorized population growth.
According to the Department of Homeland Security (D.H.S) the latest statistics on illegals shows that in 2007 the estimated population of Indians living illegally in the United States was 220,000 compared to 120,000 in the year 2000, thus recording one of the highest percentage increase.
An estimated 11.8 million unauthorized immigrants were living in America in January 2007 compared to 8.5 million in 2000. The unauthorized population increased by 3.3 million between 2000 and 2007 while the annual average increase during this period was 470,000.
Nearly 4.2 million (35 percent) of the total 11.8 million unauthorized residents in 2007 had entered in 2000 or later. An estimated 7.0 million (59 percent) were from Mexico.
California remained the leading state of residence for the illegal population in 2007 with 2.8 million, followed by Texas with 1.7 million and then Florida with nearly 1 million.
The D.H.S. statistics show that California’s share of the national total declined from 30 percent in 2000 to 24 percent in 2007 but the greatest percentage increases of unauthorized resident population occurred in Georgia with 120 percent, in Arizona, which was at 62 percent and in Texas with 57 percent.
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