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US immigrant population down by more than a million people amid Trump crackdown

Pew Research Center study shows 51.9 million immigrants in US in June, down from record 53.3 million in January

The immigrant population of the United States, which has been growing for more than 50 years, has declined by more than a million people since Donald Trump took office in January and defined immigration as a threat to the nation, not one of its strengths.

According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, there were a record 53.3 million immigrants in the US in January, when Trump took office for the second time. By June, that number had dropped to 51.9 million.

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