![]() Due to the economic disparities between Mexico and the United States, as well as the shared border, illegal immigration from Mexico accounts for the highest amount of illegal immigration into the United States. ![]() officials still apprehended 518,597 people in 2020. Although the amount of illegal immigrants apprehended has fallen since a peak at the turn of the millennium, U.S. At the center of the public debate is illegal immigration. Nearly one fifth of the permanent residency approvals in 2020 were for persons residing in California.ĭespite the United States weaving the features of hard working immigrants escaping oppression in Europe into the fabric of their national identity, immigration is a divisive political issue. Since 2007, the United States has approved around one million green cards per year. The economic strength of the United States, alongside the mammoth degree of soft power possessed by the country, means that demand for so-called ‘green cards’ (permanent residence visas) is high. The United States has a long history with immigration, with the vast majority of the current population coming from some form of immigrant background – that being all Americans other than those who are American Indian or Alaska Native.
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