Fewer Illegals near Canadian Border
I received this interesting factoid in an email this morning: 90% of the illegal Mexican Immigrant population is in California, Texas, Florida, and other Southern States. (1) I wondered why there were so few illegals in our northernmost states. After a little careful research it became obvious that the Upstate NY Border Patrol was a significant barrier to illegals entering. Here is a recent photo of a group of Border Control Agents:
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(1): The 90% is a slight exaggeration:
Wikipedia, Illegal immigration to the United States - Breakdown by state
Breakdown by state
As of 2006, the following data table shows a spread of distribution of locations where illegal immigrants reside by state.
State of Residence of the Illegal Alien Population: January 2000 and 2006 State of residence Est. population % of total % change Aver. annual change All states 11,555,000 100 37 515,000 California 2,930,000 25 13 53,333 Texas 1,640,000 14 50 91,667 Florida 980,000 8 23 30,000 Illinois 550,000 5 25 18,333 New York 540,000 5 - - Arizona 500,000 4 52 28,333 Georgia 490,000 4 123 45,000 New Jersey 430,000 4 23 13,333 North Carolina 370,000 3 42 18,333 Washington 280,000 2 65 18,333 Other states 2,950,000 26 69 200,000
