Census Survey Shows Illegal Population Fell 2.3 Million In 19 Months
Steven Camarota's Center for Immigration Studies count puts the broader foreign-born total down 2.9 million, from January 2025 through July 2026.
- Total foreign-born population fell 2.9 million, from January 2025 to July 2026, Census data show.
- Illegal immigrant population dropped 2.3 million, from 15.8 million to 13.5 million residents.
- Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies authored the analysis, published September 3, 2026.
Why it matters: A count of fewer people is the only proof a policy worked; the rest is talk.
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