Pew Research Center analysis shows the U.S. foreign-born population declined by over one million between January and June, reversing a post-pandemic rise. California housed 11.3 million immigrants in 2023, about 28.4% of the national total. The foreign-born count peaked at 53.3 million in January before departures and deportations exceeded arrivals, reducing the total to 51.9 million by June. President Trump and supporters praised the exodus as enforcement success, while Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem credited border law-and-order efforts. Experts warn continued declines could cause labor shortages as U.S. birth rates fall and demand for immigrant workers rises.
For the first time in more than half a century, immigrants leaving the U.S. outnumber those arriving, a phenomenon that may signal President Donald Trump's historic mass deportation efforts are having the intended effect. An analysis of census data released by Pew Research Center on Thursday noted that between January and June, the United States' foreign-born population had declined by more than a million people.
In 2023, California was home to 11.3 million immigrants, roughly 28.4% of the national total, according to Pew. In January, 53.3 million immigrants lived in the U.S., the highest number recorded, but in the months that followed, those who left or were deported surpassed those arriving the first drop since the 1960s. As of June, the number living in the U.S. had dropped to 51.9 million. Pew did not calculate how many immigrants are undocumented.
Seven months into his second term, it's clear that the president has done what he said he'd do by reestablishing law and order at our southern border and by removing violent illegal immigrants from our nation, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote in a USA Today column. Both actions were necessary for Americans' peace and prosperity. But some experts caution that such declines will have negative economic effects on the United States if they continue,
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