Fact-check: “Illegal immigration has increased significantly over the past decade.”
Verdict: Partly True (62% confidence)
Evidence indicates that the unauthorized immigrant population declined from its 2007 peak through approximately 2019, then increased substantially from 2019 onward, with Pew Research reporting a rise from 10.5 million in 2021 to an estimated record 14 million in 2023. Whether the claim is accurate depends heavily on which starting point within 'the past decade' is used: the trend over the full ten-year window from roughly 2016 to 2026 showed a net increase, but the period from 2007 to approxima…
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