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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