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Women, who are in the U.S. illegally, and their children listen as Nora Sandigo explains their legal rights, as well as options to prepare their families in case a parent were to be detained or deported, in Homestead, Fla., Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) **FILE**

61% of illegal immigrant households use welfare; children are main conduit for aid

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum attends her morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Trump upends flow of money migrants send home

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A family from Colombia is detained and escorted to a bus by federal agents following an appearance at immigration court Monday, July 14, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Rushing for the exit: Illegal immigrant population down 1.6 million under Trump crackdown

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A Honduran migrant who returned voluntarily from the United States walks after arriving at Ramon Villeda Morales Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez) ** FILE **

Trump effect: Study finds 1 million illegal immigrants have left U.S. since January

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Migrants arrive in Villa Comaltitlan, Chiapas state, Mexico, on Oct. 27, 2021, as they continue their journey through Mexico to the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) **FILE**

Noem’s illegals claim raises 20 million question, triggers debate after Biden-era border breaches

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Migrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico, Oct. 19, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Biden’s final tally: 8.3 million new immigrants, most of them here illegally

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Joshua Correa, left, steadies a scaffolding for Samuel as they work at a home under construction in Plano, Texas, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. There are an estimated 2 million fewer immigrants than expected in the United States, helping fuel a desperate scramble for workers in many sectors, from meatpacking to homebuilding, that are also contributing to shortages and price increases. Correa has struggled to hire supervisors for his work sites, with immigrant job candidates demanding $100,000 yearly pay. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

American men drop out of economy as immigrants claim jobs: Study

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Peruvian Julia Paredes, center in white hat, listens to instructions from a Border Patrol agent with others seeking asylum as they wait to be processed after crossing the border with Mexico nearby, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Boulevard, Calif. Mexico has begun requiring visas for Peruvians in response to a major influx of migrants from the South American country. The move follows identical ones for Venezuelans, Ecuadorians and Brazilians, effectively eliminating the option of flying to a Mexican city near the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Just 46% of new immigrants are working, census data show

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 22, 2019, photo, people walk through New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) **FILE**

Biden’s border surge drives U.S. to new record with highest-ever share of immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Tile subcontractor Horacio Gomez, originally from the Mexican state of Michoacan, left, confers with homebuilder Joshua Correa about plans for a floor at a custom home under construction in Plano, Texas, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Immigrant workers rebounded past U.S.-born workforce after pandemic, study shows

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A pair of migrant families from Brazil pass through a gap in the border wall to reach the United States after crossing from Mexico in Yuma, Ariz., on June 10, 2021, to seek asylum. The families are part of an influx of asylum-seekers entering the U.S. in the Yuma area from South America and other continents. Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls says an emergency situation in the southwestern Arizona border city has eased with federal officials moving in additional personnel in response to thousands of migrants. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia, File)

1.8 million more illegal immigrants living in the U.S. since the start of the Biden administration

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

1.35 million new illegal immigrants settled in U.S. under Biden, study shows

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Migrants walk to be processed by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande on May 14, 2021, in Roma. Texas. Biden took office on Jan. 20 and almost immediately, numbers of migrants exceeded expectations. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, File)

Illegal immigrant population soars to 11.4 million

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Migrants who entered the United States by crossing the Colorado River from Mexico near County 13th Street, wait for assistance at a small makeshift camp consisting of shade provided by thermal blankets attached to the 30-foot high "bollard style wall" on Monday morning, Dec. 6, 2021. (Randy Hoeft/Yuma Sun via AP) ** FILE **

Foreign-born population soars to new record under Biden; highest rate of immigrants since 1910

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 13, 2019, file photo, Central American migrants wait to see if their number will be called to cross the border and apply for asylum in the United States, at the El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico. Thousands of people are waiting to claim asylum and more come each day, falsely believing they will be able to enter the U.S. now that former President Donald Trump is out of office. While President Joe Biden has taken some major steps in his first weeks in office to reverse Trump's hardline immigration policies, his administration hasn't lifted some of the most significant barriers to asylum-seekers. (AP Photo/Emilio Espejel, File)

Immigrant fertility plunges in U.S., drops below replacement rate for first time

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A study from the Center for Immigration Studies found that native-born Americans returned to work the fastest from April to May. (Associated Press)

Center for Immigration Studies finds native-born workers outpace immigrants in returning to work

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sandra Perez, left, and Fransisco Ramirez, right, stand outside Elmhurst Hospital Center after delivering a box of donated groceries to a man in need, Saturday, April 18, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York. Some are former construction workers or cleaning ladies who lost their jobs and can barely pay rent, but they go out each day to deliver donated diapers, formula or food to families in need. Through Spanish-speaking chats in Facebook or word of mouth, small groups of immigrants find out who needs the help and they deliver it traveling by car or by foot, exposing themselves to the coronavirus that has already hit hard working-class neighborhoods. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Immigrant unemployment rate soars during coronavirus pandemic: Study

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A woman who is in the country illegally plays with her 2-year-old daughter who was born in the United States. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Birthright citizenship number revealed in Center for Immigration Studies report

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Kamala D. Harris (pictured) and Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan, both California Democrats, submitted official comments last week calling the proposal "extreme federal overreach." (Associated Press)

Immigrants must prove they aren’t public burden under proposed Trump administration rule

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Luis Gutierrez D-Ill., third from left, along with other demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Capitol in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), programs, during an rally on Capitol Hill in Washington. House and Senate Democrats stand divided over whether to fight now or later about the fate of some 800,000 young immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Chain migration concern grows as immigrant levels top 1.8 million

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times