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How Many US Immigrants Are Illegal? The Numbers Will Stun You.

Amanda Prestigiacomo

According to a new study published on Thursday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center, an estimated 11.1 million illegal immigrants reside in the United States, making up about 3.5 percent of our total population. The study also looked at where the illegals tend to live, finding metropolitan and typically Democrat-run cities to be the hotspots.

Pew found a whopping 2.5 million illegals residing in the densely populated cities of Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. In total, about 62 percent of all illegal immigrants are living across just 20 metropolitan areas, many of which have “sanctuary” polices implemented to protect illegals from deportation, even if they perpetrate crimes.

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