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For 7th Consecutive Year, Visa Overstays Exceeded Illegal Border Crossings

A study also finds that the unauthorized population from Mexico has declined by 1.3 million people since 2010.

As the Trump administration demands funding for a border wall to stop illegal immigration, a new study finds that for the seventh consecutive year, visa overstays far exceeded unauthorized border crossings.

The released Wednesday by the Center for Migration

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