Where Do Illegal Immigrants Live?
Here are some interesting statistics from the Department of Homeland Security regarding the states in which illegal immigrants live. California, Texas, and Florida account for almost 50% of all unauthorized immigrants. State of Residence of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population: January 2006 and 2000 State of residence Estimated population in January Percent of total Percent change Average annual change 2006 2000 2006 2000 2000 to 2006 2000 to 2006 All states 11,550,000 8,460,000 100 100 37 515,000 California 2,830,000 2,510,000 25 30 13 53,333 Texas 1,640,000 1,090,000 14 13 50 91,667 Florida 980,000 800,000 8 9 23 30,000 Illinois 550,000 440,000 5 5 25 18,333 New York 540,000 540,000 5 6 – – Arizona 500,000 330,000 4 4 52 28,333 Georgia 490,000 220,000 4 3 123 45,000 New Jersey 430,000 350,000 4 4 23 13,333 North Carolina 370,000 260,000 3 3 42 18,333 Washington 280,000 170,000 2 2 65 18,333 Other states 2,950,000 1,750,000 26 21 69 200,000 From Immigration-Law-Answers-Blog posted 20
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