This document discusses legal and illegal immigration statistics in the United States. It provides data on legal immigration such as over 990,000 people receiving green cards in 2013, with the largest groups coming from Mexico, China, India, and the Philippines. For illegal immigration, it estimates 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants reside in the US as of 2012, mostly from Mexico. It also outlines President Obama's executive order to allow temporary status for some illegal immigrants and Donald Trump's stricter immigration plan.

1. Illegal Immigration
• What is immigration?
• What is illegal immigration?
• Why do people want to come to the US either legally or illegally?
• Why do US citizens get upset about illegal immigration?
• Why is it easy for politicians to ignore the problem of illegal
immigration?
• What is birthright citizenship?
• What are “anchor babies”?-Not a positive term but the one that is
used a lot

2. Legal Immigration Statistics
• 2013 - 990,553 people are granted lawful permanent residence in the
United States
• “Green cards"
• The top countries of origin are:
• -- Mexico (14%)
• -- China (7.2%)
• -- India (6.9%)
• -- Philippines (5.5%)
• -- Dominican Republic (4.2%)

3. •2013 - A total of 779,929 people become naturalized U.S.
citizens
•The top countries of birth are:
•-- Mexico (12.7%)
•-- India (6.4%)
•-- Philippines (5.6%)
•-- Dominican Republic (5.1%)
•-- China (3.9%)
•Residents becoming naturalized citizens in 2013 had spent a
median of seven years in “green card” status.
•US Naturalization Practice Test

4. Illegal Immigration Statistics
•2012 - The Department of Homeland Security estimates that
there are 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants living in the
United States
•The top countries of origin are:
•-- Mexico (59%)
•-- El Salvador (6%)
•-- Guatemala (5%)
•-- Honduras (3%)
•-- Philippines (3%)

5. •2012 - The top U.S. states where unauthorized immigrants
settle are:
•-- California (25%)
•-- Texas (16%)
•-- Florida (6%)
•-- New York (5%)
•-- Illinois (5%)
•Unauthorized immigrants to the United States tend to be
young (61% between ages 25-44) and male (53%)

6. •2013 - 662,483 unauthorized immigrants are
apprehended
•More than 64% are from Mexico
•2013 - 438,421 unauthorized immigrants are removed
from the United States
•-- Repatriated to Mexico (72%)
•-- Repatriated to Guatemala (11%)
•-- Repatriated to Honduras (8%)
•-- Repatriated to El Salvador (5%)

7. President Obama’s Plan
•Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration at the Border
•Deporting Felons, Not Families
•Accountability – Criminal Background Checks and Taxes
•Streamlining legal immigration
•Under President Obama, more illegal immigrants have been
deported than by any other President-Around 2 million

8. President Obama’s Executive Order-
“Come out of the Shadows”
• November, 2014
• 1. Strengthen boarder patrol
• 2. Make it easier and faster for high skilled immigrants to stay and
contribute to US economy
• 3. Focus efforts on deport illegal immigrants that are criminals
• 4. If you have been in US for five years or have children who are US
citizens, register, pass a criminal background check and pay taxes, you
can apply to temporarily stay in the US
• Currently being blocked by Federal Courts

9. Donald Trump’s Plan
•Republican ideas:
•1. Deport all illegals immigrants as they broke the
law
•2. More border security
•3. Build a wall

10. Five Immigration Myths Debunked
• Video