Immigration Issues

Deportations Of Illegals Up

A record number of illegal immigrants were deported in the past year, according to government officials.

  • Some 112,000 were deported in the past 12 months -- a 62 percent increase from 1996.

  • The deportations included a 35 percent increase in the number of illegal immigrants removed after committing crimes.

  • In addition to the 112,000 deportees, 90,000 others waived deportation hearings and left the country voluntarily.

  • Another 1.3 million were turned back at border crossings.

Government officials report an estimated 275,000 people still enter the country illegally each year, contributing to the 5 million immigrants who live here illegally -- 2.7 million of whom are from Mexico.

Observers say that new laws have expedited the deportation process. Of all those forcibly deported this year, 76 percent were Mexican immigrants.

Source: Kevin Johnson, "Deportation of Illegals is Up 62 Percent Over 1996," USA Today, October 31, 1997.

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