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Re:U.S. population growth is slowing down. Here's why that's... by minikites on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:00AM (#27037661)
>Over 10% of US population is estimated to be undocumented.

Not even close, it's closer to 3-4%:

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/immigra...

https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/how-many-und...

https://www.fairus.org/issue/illegal-immigration/2020-how-ma...

https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/interactives/u-s-unauth...

I have a hunch that any source putting it at >10% is attempting to stoke the same nativist sentiment and rhetoric I mentioned in my parent comment.

Re:U.S. population growth is slowing down. Here's why that's... by jollybean on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:05AM (#27037714)
I guess 3.5% is not 'close' to 10% but it's still a very material number, and 'very unhealthy' in terms of managing civil and social infrastructure. 'Undocumented' is just an upside down way of saying 'dirty cheap labour with no rights' which is possibly the greatest guarantee of inequality etc.. They need to be on the books one way or another the issue has to be sorted out.