{"id":1954498,"date":"2023-06-22T17:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T21:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-16-increase-in-illegal-immigration-since-2021-almost-17m-undocumented-living-in-u-s\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T17:14:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T21:14:25","slug":"report-16-increase-in-illegal-immigration-since-2021-almost-17m-undocumented-living-in-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-16-increase-in-illegal-immigration-since-2021-almost-17m-undocumented-living-in-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Illegal immigration in the U.S. up by 16% since 2021, with nearly 17M undocumented residents."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-16-increase-in-illegal-immigration-since-2021-almost-17m-undocumented-living-in-u-s%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1954498&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>1:49 PM \u2013 Thursday, June 22, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>According to an immigration analytics group, there are just under 17 million illegal migrants currently living in the United States, with the number increasing by 16% since President Biden took office in early 2021.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which advocates for lower overall immigration numbers, has released a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairus.org\/issue\/illegal-immigration\/how-many-illegal-aliens-are-united-states-2023-update\" target=\"_blank\">new research report<\/a> on the number of persons residing unlawfully in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>According to the group\u2019s research, there are roughly 16.8 million illegal immigrants living in the United States, up from 15.5 million in January 2022. However, other organizations have set the estimate in recent years at roughly 11 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis estimate is also a 2.3 million increase from our end-of-2020 estimate, meaning the illegal alien population increased 16 percent nationwide during just the first two years of Joe Biden\u2019s presidency,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Biden administration is in its third year of attempting to handle the migration crisis. With Title 42 expiring, an increase of ICE enforcement has been required, and a number of Trump-era measures, such as border wall construction and the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), have been revoked. Deportations have reduced significantly, and Republicans have lambasted the Biden administration for expanding \u201ccatch-and-release\u201d procedures that had previously been phased out due to ineffectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>The administration responded by claiming that it is reportedly reconstructing an asylum system that was destroyed by the previous administration, and has recently claimed to provide \u201ctighter border enforcement\u201d as well as increased legal avenues.<\/p>\n<p>However, more than 200,000 encounters occurred along the southern border just in May, increasing the total number of encounters this fiscal year to over 1.6 million. According to the administration, they claim that half of those 204,000 were encountered before the Title 42 public health order, which allowed for the fast deportation of migrants due to COVID-19 health measures.<\/p>\n<p>FAIR\u2019s analysis defines an illegal immigrant as \u201cany alien who is present in the United States without legal status, like a valid visa or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-claims-white-house-cdc-fda-congressional-pfizer-and-moderna-employees-as-well-as-illegal-immigrants-are-exempt-from-bidens-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Image Claims White House, CDC, FDA, Congressional, Pfizer And Moderna Employees As Well As Illegal Immigrants Are Exempt From Biden\u2019s Vaccine Mandate\">lawful permanent residence<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This includes people who are protected from deportation, including those with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-signed-40-executive-orders-and-actions-since-taking-office\/\" title=\"Biden has signed 40 executive orders and actions since taking office\">deferred enforced departure<\/a>, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and those paroled into the United States who are classified in immigration law as \u201clawfully present\u201d despite lacking legal status. TPS was recently renewed for around 330,000 nationals from four nations by the government.<\/p>\n<p>Given the size and distribution of the group, and the fact that many live at least partially in the shadows, FAIR concedes that precisely calculating the population of illegal immigrants may be hazy and imprecise. Most estimates rely on Census Bureau data.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIn truth, we do not know exactly how many people cross the border illegally and evade immigration authorities, nor can anyone accurately quantify overstays or gotaways. We can only estimate these figures based on changes in annual census data, along with how many individuals CBP and ICE believe slip through undetected,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>FAIR uses Census data and it estimates that the population is being undercounted by approximately 30%, which the group says is consistent with previous estimates of nonresponse rates for illegal immigrants. <\/p>\n<p>They also use increases in the measured foreign-born population \u201cwhich contain a higher proportion of illegal immigrants than previous years due to inadequate border security and the expansion of dubious immigration parole programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the analytics, the surge has been driven by lax border protocols and a post-COVID-19 hiring boom by U.S. firms, as well as Biden policies that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-16-increase-in-illegal-immigration-since-2021-almost-17m-undocumented-living-in-u-s\/\" title=\"Report: Illegal immigration in the U.S. up by 16% since 2021, with nearly 17M undocumented residents.\">enhanced \u201cpull factors\u201d luring migrants north<\/a>, such as the use of parole and increasing use of Notices to Appear. It also mentions limits imposed on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that are currently being contested in court and have been temporarily halted.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has consistently blamed Republicans in Congress while ignoring any criticisms directed towards them for lack of effort in controlling the continued migrant crisis. Biden administration officials argue that a comprehensive immigration measure is needed to address what it calls a \u201cbroken\u201d system.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans deliberately rejected such a proposal, which was initially offered in early 2021, because it included a wholesale road to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants already in the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAccording to FAIR\u2019s recently-released cost study of the fiscal burden of illegal immigration, illegal aliens pay around $16.2 billion in federal taxes and $15.2 billion in state and local taxes, a total of $31.4 billion annually as of\u00a02022\/2023. While that certainly sounds like a large number,\u00a0the total cost of illegal aliens and their U.S.-born children to American taxpayers is $182 billion a year. In other words, we are forced to provide six dollars in benefits and services for every dollar paid in taxes by the unlawfully present,\u201d said an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairus.org\/blog\/2023\/04\/24\/fact-checking-cnns-deceptive-narrative-about-illegal-alien-tax-payments\" target=\"_blank\">excerpt<\/a> written by FAIR\u2019s senior researcher Pawel Styrna. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chief Raul Ortiz, who recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/u-s-border-patrol-chief-announces-retirement-amid-title-42-mayhem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced his retirement<\/a> from the U.S. Border Patrol, posted a tweet earlier this month regarding the influx of new migrants coming into the country.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have seen an increase of over 1000% from some countries. While we work diligently to repatriate migrants from these countries, we still have challenges with countries&#8217; governments to get working programs in place to repatriate all those we apprehend. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w9aVwdqkZb\">pic.twitter.com\/w9aVwdqkZb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chief Raul Ortiz (@USBPChief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChief\/status\/1667215420984573960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>National Political Correspondent Neil W. McCabe breaks down how Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) took to task Special Counsel John Durham for not meeting his charge to investigate the origins of the Russian Collusion Hoax and the Justice Department personnel and other government assets, who perpetuated it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>National Political Correspondent Neil W. McCabe interviewed Project Veritas Senior Investigative Reporter Christian Hartsock about how PV\u2019s new CEO Hannah Giles is keeping the legacy of Andrew Breitbart alive.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>National Political Correspondent Neil W. McCabe interviewed extreme ocean diving instructor Tomek Ramutkowski about the thrills and risks of exploring the shipwrecks and caves on the ocean floor, which he said becomes an addiction.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Historical Spotlight<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) -Ocado Group shares surged by over 40% on Thursday after The Times newspaper reported speculation of possible bid interest in\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SEOUL (Reuters) \u2013 Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos pledged on Thursday that its bumper investment in South Korean content would not bypass young\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Aditya Kalra, Munsif Vengattil and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) \u2013 Elon Musk is eager to bring his Starlink satellite broadband\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Nilutpal Timsina (Reuters) -SES SA said on Thursday that it has ceased merger talks with Intelsat, ending what would have signaled\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to an immigration analytics group, around 17 million illegal migrants reside in the US, with a 16% increase since President Biden&#8217;s inauguration in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":1954499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1954498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}