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The Pew Research Center estimates there were 14 million "unauthorized" immigrants in the U.S. as of 2023, a record high.

The figure for Utah rose to 140,000, 4.1% of its population and the 13th-highest concentration among the 50 states and Washington, D.C.

The "unauthorized" population includes those who entered the United States illegally and others "with impermanent, precarious statuses."

WASHINGTON — Getting a solid handle on the number of immigrants in the country illegally can be a tough task.

Estimates range all over the place, depending on the source.

But the number of unauthorized immigrants, the term used by the Pew Research Center, reached an all-time high as of 2023, dating back at least to 1990, both for the United States as

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