Here is some recent factual research I did on immigration. I’ll be using a question and answer format that is brief. Also, rather than putting the conclusion at the bottom, I will put it at the top.
Conclusion: Trump’s policies on immigration have saved many thousands of lives. Data from sources like the Department of Homeland Security indicates that, in the first 100 days of his second term (through April 2025), approximately 142,000 illegal immigrants were deported, with about 75% (106,500) having criminal convictions or pending charges, including serious offenses like drug trafficking, sexual assault, and gang-related crimes, aggravated assault and murder. Border encounters also dropped significantly, by 95% since January 2025. Source 1, Source 2
Question: How many legal immigrants does the United States allow annually?
Answer: The U.S. admits about 1 million legal immigrants annually, based on recent data. Source
Question: How many people from around the world are waiting to get into America the legal way?
Answer: As of November 2022, about 4 million people were waiting for family-based green cards, and as of September 2023, over 1 million were awaiting employment-based green cards, totaling roughly 5 million globally. Source
Question: Does illegal immigration interfere with legal immigrants coming in?
Answer: Illegal immigration can strain resources and border processing, potentially delaying legal immigration, but direct interference varies by policy and enforcement.
Question: How many illegal immigrants are in America?
Answer: Estimates of illegal immigrants in the U.S. vary widely, ranging from 11 million to 18.6 million as of 2022-2025, with sources like Pew Research citing 11 million in 2022 and FAIR estimating 18.6 million in 2025. Source 1, Source 2
Question: How many are visa overstays?
Answer: In 2022, about 854,000 visa overstays were reported in the U.S., contributing to the illegal immigrant population. Source
Question: How many illegal immigrants have criminal backgrounds?
Answer: Estimates vary, but as of July 2024, ICE reported about 662,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records, including 435,719 with convictions and 226,847 with pending charges. Does not include “Gotaways“.
Question: What is the average recidivism rate over a 10-year period?
Answer: The average recidivism rate over 10 years in the U.S. is approximately 82% for rearrest, with 61% returning to prison, based on a 2021 Bureau of Justice Statistics study of prisoners released in 2008 across 24 states. Source
Question: How many criminal illegal aliens has Trump deported so far?
Answer: Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has deported approximately 142,000 illegal immigrants, with about 75% (around 106,500) having criminal convictions or pending charges, based on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims through April 2025. Exact numbers for “criminal illegal aliens” are hard to verify due to inconsistent data and ongoing legal challenges. Source
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