Illegal alien report lacking crucial data

A recent AJC report on a report overlooked other reports. It is true that the left-tilted Center for Migration Studies said there are fewer illegal aliens in the U.S. now than in 2008. But CMS has far different “facts” than the Pew Research Center and the Center for Immigration Studies on the current population of victims of borders.

The CMS estimate only goes through mid-2014, so most of the 237,543 unaccompanied minors and family from Central America who illegally “migrated” from 2012 to 2016 are not in their estimates. Unlike CMS, Pew and CIS do not report a decline in the illegal population in recent years. Pew’s figures show that from 2009 to 2014 the illegal population “remained essentially stable.” They also show the illegal population 400,000 larger than CMS. A “declining” illegal population does not mean new illegal aliens are not coming illegally. CMS, the Pew Research Center, and CIS have all estimated that 300,000 to 400,000 new illegal immigrants arrive each year.

The AJC story also overlooked acknowledgement that about half the illegal aliens in the U.S. did not come illegally. They came on lawfully temporary visas and are illegally allowed to stay.

D.A. KING, MARIETTA   HERE