There are 51 million immigrants in America, more than any other time in U.S. history. That number includes migrants here legally and illegally. That number is larger than the individual populations of 33 states, according to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).
Immigrants now make up more than 15.5% of the total U.S. population, which is also a record share. As for the U.S. workforce, nearly 20% of workers are immigrants.
Since the pandemic, the number of immigrant workers is up more than 3 million while the number of U.S.-born workers is down 1 million since 2020, according to a new CIS report.
The graph above depicts the number of immigrants increasing in recent years. The green portion of the line represents the immigrant population during the Trump administration. The purple portion of the line represents the increase of immigrants coming to the U.S. in the years Biden has been president, peaking at a record 51.4 million in February.
There has been a record number of crossings at the southern border, a record number of migrants on New York City streets, and a record number of encounters at the border with people on the terror watch list.
The Center for Immigration Studies, which published these latest immigration statistics, said there is a flaw in the data.
According to the group, the monthly surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau to come up with the immigrant population actually undercounts non-citizens in all surveys. The organization believes the 51 million record number of immigrants in the U.S. is likely a much higher figure.
