Undocumented in the U.S.: 11 million and counting

Undocumented in the U.S.: 11 million and counting
- February 2, 2013
- Ruben Rumbaut, sociology professor, is interviewed on NPR February 2, 2013
From NPR:
The vast majority of that estimated 11 million come from Mexico. Others come from
Central America and countries like China, the Philippines and India. Some enter the
U.S. illegally, but there are many others who come to America legally, says Ruben
Rumbaut, a sociology professor at the University of California, Irvine, who focuses
on immigration. "Perhaps 40 percent of the 11 million or so are here because they
overstayed their visas," Rumbaut says. For some parts of the country, the undocumented
in America may seem like a distant population, Rumbaut says "We are a country of over
300 million people, and so 11 million might not seem that large a share," he says.
"But you would be surprised how many people are tied in one way or another to someone
who came to the United States on undocumented status."
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