While this article is primarily about fact-checking Donald Trump's newly released policy proposal for immigration, I think it is more instructive as a reality-check for anyone interested in what the data actually say about immigration in this country.
Want to know how Obama's oft-decried executive actions on immigration compare with his predecessors? Check out this list. Spoiler alert: they differ only in magnitude.
Immigration is changing, but not like you think. Two potential surprises to note: first, Asia has surpassed Latin America as the primary source of immigrants coming to the US. Second, the size of the undocumented immigrant population remains high, but the size of the illegally immigrating population has fallen to nearly zero.
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