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The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS)

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US Undocumented Population Increased to 11.7 Million in July 2023: Provisional CMS Estimates Derived from CPS Data - The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS)

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The sharp rise in arrivals at the U.S. southern border has added extra urgency to questions about the size and growth of the undocumented population.

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Jeffrey S. Passel and Jens Manuel Krogstad

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What we know about unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S.

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The unauthorized immigrant population in the U.S. grew to 11 million in 2022, but remained below the peak of 12.2 million in 2007.

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Statistics on unauthorized US immigration and US border crossings by year

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The US has reported nearly 11 million unauthorized border encounters between October 2019 and June 2024.

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Mass Deportation: Devastating Costs to America, Its Budget and Economy

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The mass deportation of millions of undocumented individuals would be tremendously expensive and would have a catastrophic impact on our economy—one that would be expansive and impact every American. The American Immigration Council analyzes the fiscal costs and economic impacts of such a mass deportation operation.

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In general, the United States is going through a mass immigration period legally and illegally; it is getting to be too many people to house and feed.

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If we as a country deport the illegal immigrants in our country, we will discourage more from coming to the United States.

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By securing and beefing up the border, the U.S will reduce drastically the amount of illegal aliens entering our country.

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Stopping Illegal Immigration and Securing the Border | Homeland Security

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DHS is committed to enforcing our immigration laws so that we can secure our border and keep the American people safe.

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Instead of mass deporting the undocumented immigrants, we can take chunks like one million per year.

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Mass Deportation: Devastating Costs to America, Its Budget and Economy

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The mass deportation of millions of undocumented individuals would be tremendously expensive and would have a catastrophic impact on our economy—one that would be expansive and impact every American. The American Immigration Council analyzes the fiscal costs and economic impacts of such a mass deportation operation.

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By beefing up the border with more personnel and advanced technology, the U.S can stop more illegal immigrants into the country.

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International Association of Chiefs of Police

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Support for Stronger, More Effective Border Security

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If the United States will enforce the law heavily on employing undocumented immigrants, it will discourage the employers to hire them. The immigrants then have no work to do.

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The prior focus of the US government in discouraging the employment of undocumented workers was to impose civil fines on employers who are found to have a pattern and practice of hiring such workers. An example of civil fines that happened within the last three years is the 2007 Ohio chicken plant raid that culminated in the arrest of certain supervisors of that factory and the ultimate imposition of a $536,000 fine. However, since 2006, the government shifted its efforts to prosecuting employers and charging them with criminal liability. For instance, in 2010, a Columbus, Ohio developer was sentenced to two years probation and fined in U.S. District Court in for routinely employing undocumented aliens in his properties.
Civil fines and Criminal Prosecution:
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 imposed civil and criminal fines for the unlawful hiring of aliens. A maximum penalty of six months imprisonment and a fine of $3,000 per worker may be imposed. For I-9 paperwork violations, fines range from $110 to $1,100 per employee involved. Employers are given a ten-day window to cure technical and procedural I-9 violations and a five-year statute of limitations period applies to substantive I-9 errors. Fines for knowingly hiring undocumented workers can be up to $11,000 for each worker. However, violations occurring on or after March 27, 2008, are subject to a maximum fine of $16,000.

Factors considered in determining the fines include the following:

Size of the employer

Good faith of employer

Seriousness of the violations

Previous violations

Actual involvement of unauthorized aliens

In the 1990s the fine amounts were so low that employers considered them part of the cost of doing business.
Government Shift to Criminalizing the Hiring of Undocumented Workers:
In 2006, the federal government shifted its focus from imposing civil penalties to criminal penalties of employers who knowingly employ workers without work authorization. Criminal Charges included felony human trafficking, smuggling, and harboring undocumented workers.

Commission of any of the following acts may give rise to a criminal charge of felony human trafficking, smuggling and harboring: 1) Bringing an illegal alien into the US; 2) Transporting an illegal alien in order to further their unlawful presence; 3) Concealing, harboring or shielding an illegal alien from detection; or 4) Encouraging or inducing an alien to illegally enter the country.

Any person who during any 12 month period hires for employment at least 10 individuals with actual knowledge that the individuals are unauthorized aliens, shall be fined, imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.

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Consequences of Employing Undocumented Workers

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The prior focus of the US government in discouraging the employment of undocumented workers was to impose civil fines on employers who are found to have a pattern and practice of hiring such workers.