Excerpt: In the first two years of the Trump administration (2017 to 2019), growth in the immigrant population (legal and illegal) averaged only about 200,000 a year, in contrast to 650,000 a year from 2010 to 2017. The data released so far indicates that net migration among immigrants — the difference between the number of immigrants coming vs. those leaving — averaged 525,000 a year between 2017 and 2019, compared to about 953,000 a year between 2010 and 2017.

New Census Bureau Data Indicates There Was a Large Increase in Out-Migration in the First Part of the Trump Administration
By Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler
Using data from data.census.gov, a new CIS Backgrounder examines growth in the nation's immigrant population. That data, from the American Community Survey (ACS), shows that in the first two years of the Trump administration (2017 to 2019), growth in the immigrant population (legal and illegal) averaged only about 200,000 a year, in contrast to 650,000 a year from 2010 to 2017.

Border Shutdown Slows Influx of Gang Members
By Jessica Vaughan
Fiscal year-end statistics from the Border Patrol suggest that current policies aimed at shutting down illegal crossings during the pandemic are having the very helpful side effect of dramatically reducing the flow of foreign gang members into the country.
 

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