From that Donald Trump reaffirmed that he plans to implement mass deportations If he wins the elections and becomes president of the United States, a report revealed the impact this would have on the population. Based on official data on the estimate of undocumented immigrants living in the North American countryit was calculated how many people and families would be affected by such a measure.
The Republican’s intention was expressed by himself in the interview he recently gave to the magazine time. There, he called illegal immigration an unprecedented “invasion,” so He stated that he would carry out the “largest internal deportation operation” in the history of the North American country. if he manages to return to the White House. In that sense, the figures on how many would be affected are clear.
According to data from the Pew Research Center, which was presented in a report by NBCNews, 1 in every 25 households in the United States includes an undocumented person. Specifically, it is estimated that There are approximately 10,300,000 migrants without legal status and 3,400,000 of them have minor children who were born in the United States. In this data, the authors of the report pointed out the impact that their deportations would have on these families.
In addition, the family data also shows the number of children under 17 years of age who are undocumented, which reaches 825,000 people. All the figures mentioned add up to 9,700,000 migrants who have some legal status in the North American country. Between undocumented and legal immigrants, it is estimated that there are currently about 20,000,000 foreigners in the United States.
Millions of undocumented immigrants would be at risk if Donald Trump wins and implements mass deportations in the United States.
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How long have undocumented immigrants lived in the United States?
Beyond Trump’s speech and the idea that illegal migrants arrived en masse in the country in recent years, the truth is that the aforementioned report that takes data from the Pew Research Center marks another situation. From this presentation it emerged that 15.6 years is the average time that undocumented adults have been living in the United States.
