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The immigrant population of the United States, which has been growing for
more than 50 years, has declined by more than a million people since
Donald Trump took office in January and defined immigration as a threat to
the nation, not one of its strengths.
According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, there were a record
53.3 million immigrants in the US in January, when Trump took office for
the second time. By June, that number had dropped to 51.9 million.
Among all US residents, 15.4% were immigrants as of June 2025, down from
the recent historic high of 15.8% in January.
The Pew survey also found that 750,000 immigrant workers had dropped out
of the US labor force since January, which is now 19% foreign-born.
The center pointed to several policy changes that have affected immigrant populations across the US, including Joe Biden’s restrictions on asylum applications in 2024, which led to a significant decrease in border
crossings involving immigrants seeking asylum.
Additionally, the center pointed to Donald Trump’s 181 executive actions targeting immigration, including the arrival of new immigrants and the
mass deportation of noncitizen immigrants.
The center noted that the change in the data could be due to a declining
survey response rate among immigrants.
Mexico remains the largest origin country among US immigrants. As of mid-
2023, more than 11 million US residents were born in Mexico, marking
nearly a quarter, or 22%, of all immigrants nationally. Nevertheless, immigration from Mexico has declined since 2007 and the Mexican-born
population in the US has dropped. From 2010 to 2023, the Mexican share of
the US immigrant population dropped from 29% to 22%, according to Pew’s research.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/23/us-immigrant-population- declines
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