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mysteryowl

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Sun Jan 25, 2026, 06:01 AM 21 hrs ago

The numbers of unauthorized immigrants in US, compare the states... [View all]

As of 2021

The total number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. is estimated to be 10.5 million.

Highest Populations:
California: 1.9 million
Texas: 1.6 million
Florida: 900,000
New York: 600,000

Moderate Populations:
New Jersey: 450,000
Illinois: 400,000
Arizona: 250,000
Georgia: 350,000
North Carolina: 325,000
Washington: 300,000
Virginia: 275,000
Maryland: 275,000
Colorado: 160,000
Nevada: 190,000

Lower Populations (less than 50,000 in several states):
States like Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, Vermont, Maine, West Virginia, and others have fewer than 5,000 unauthorized immigrants each.


The states currently being targeted with trump's ICE brutality:
Minnesota: 81,000
Maine: 5,000

https://brilliantmaps.com/number-of-unauthorized-illegal-immigrants-by-us-state/

This is NOT about immigration control!!




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He told you malaise 21 hrs ago #1
I think they're using these smaller states as labs fujiyamasan 21 hrs ago #2
They were in California before Minnesota mysteryowl 21 hrs ago #4
shithole and hegseth brought up Marines from Camp Pendleton............... Lovie777 20 hrs ago #10
That's right. DC was heavily invaded by thugs and the criminals use of NG. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #24
They haven't really left fujiyamasan 13 hrs ago #33
"I will be your retribution." littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #3
One reason MN and Maine are targeted, they have Somolian populations mysteryowl 21 hrs ago #5
Funny Ilhan speaks better English and is light years malaise 20 hrs ago #8
Mel has to keep her accent to talk to Captain Zero 20 hrs ago #9
ROFL malaise 20 hrs ago #12
Walz ran against Trump on the national ticket; Mills humiliated Trump rurallib 19 hrs ago #15
He seems to hate black people even more than Hispanics. Lonestarblue 18 hrs ago #19
Roughly correlates with overall population. As one might expect. n/t Munu 21 hrs ago #6
This message was self-deleted by its author mysteryowl 21 hrs ago #7
Perhaps Operation ICEHOLES has more than one goal. democrank 20 hrs ago #11
It's also not about COL Mustard 20 hrs ago #13
No way the Cowards of ICE would go to a crime zone. travelingthrulife 18 hrs ago #21
Oh, that's right. The NG was guarding monuments, not the rougher neighborhoods. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #25
It's mainly blue state intimidation. sinkingfeeling 20 hrs ago #14
I'm not intimidated. None of us should be. paleotn 18 hrs ago #18
I am soooooo angry, that is my experience. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #26
You and me both. White hot angry. paleotn 16 hrs ago #31
You are correct. And terrorism is defined as using violance to achieve political goals Attilatheblond 18 hrs ago #20
Exactly! surfered 19 hrs ago #16
... mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #27
Not totally. But notice they aren't f'ing with Pritzker. paleotn 18 hrs ago #17
Californian here. We have been fucked with since at least last March and so has travelingthrulife 18 hrs ago #22
But fucked with in what way, Cali? paleotn 18 hrs ago #23
California has been f**ked with. They were the first testing ground. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #28
Couple observations MichMan 16 hrs ago #29
We know mysteryowl 13 hrs ago #32
I get low-key pissed off every time I see a supposed news source refer to GopherGal 16 hrs ago #30
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