This past week, the Pew Hispanic Center published interesting data regarding the 40 million immigrants currently in the U.S. Of those 40 million, 11 million are undocumented.
After listening to President Obama's speech on Tuesday about comprehensive immigration reform, I was reminded that my grandparents were immigrants. If my family had waited a few decades to immigrate, I could be among the 1.7 million eligible to apply for Deferred Action. And the President could not have said it more simply: "we forget that.
The press release published on January 29th highlights unauthorized immigrants. In 2007, the number of unauthorized immigrants peaked at 12 million. This decrease in unauthorized immigrants can be attributed to less immigration from Mexico.
The Pew Hispanic Center's report shows that 58% of unauthorized immigrants are from Mexico, which completely aligns with the recent Deferred Action (DACA) application statistics published on January 17, 2013. Since August, of the 407,899 DACA applications that have been accepted, 71% of applicants originated from Mexico.
As politicians continue their discussions regarding Comprehensive Immigration Reform, they must remember their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents who came to America in hope of a better life.
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To read the full press release from the Pew Hispanic Center, please click here.