Quote (ThatAlex @ 1 Jun 2018 02:24)
The graph shows a 90% confidence interval of the estimated number of illegal immigrants in the United States, not the number of deportations.
this confidence interval hinges on the accuracy of the assumptions, the underlying methodology and the data. all of which is very questionable in the case of illegal immigrants. you know, they are called "undocumented" for a reason. for example, the 2010 census missed almost 1 million children under the age of 5:
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/a-million-children-didnt-show-up-in-the-2010-census-how-many-will-be-missing-in-2020/... which according to the article disproportionately affected latino children.
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How many illegal immigrants do you think are in the United States?
more than your source claims, less than what breitbart or trump claim.
Quote (thesnipa @ 1 Jun 2018 02:29)
[Posts Source showing immigration leveled off, clearly showing a trend] - Alex
"Wahhh those numbers might not be accurate because of collection" [missed trend] - The woosh tang clan.
the trend is easily explained by the financial crisis, which made it much less attractive to come to america from 2008 until the mid-2010s.
moreover, even if the illegal population has/had remained rather steady in recent years, it is still way too high. and its not the only issue when it comes to immigration; the levels of legal immigration matter as well, and obama expanded those by a lot.
and on top of all of this, deportations during obamas early years were rather high, but declined substantially in his later years.
so even leaving the questionable reliability of the graph aside, there are plenty of good reasons for immigration to still be a big topic.
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on May 31 2018 07:04pm