Numbers on illegal immigrants in the US

The Pew Hispanic Center has published the 2010 numbers on illegal immigration in the US. Here are some of the salient findings:

-- 11.2 million illegal immigrants in 2010 vs. 11.1 million in 2009

-- Mexicans comprise 58% of the total (6.5 million)

--The number of illegal immigrants peaked in 2007 at 12.0 million

--In 2010, about 8 million illegal immigrants were working

-- Illegals were roughly 5% of the US workforce

--350,000 babies were born to families with at least 1 illegal parent

--That's 8% of all newborns in the US

--2/3 of the illegal parents of newborns had been in the US at least 5 years

--The number of newborns was basically unchanged from 2009

-- About 400,000 people were deported each year in 2009 and 2010

For more information, see the report at http://pewhispanic.org/