More than 4 million economic migrants crossed the southern border during the government’s October-to-September budget year, according to federal data released October 21.
In contrast, 3.67 million Americans were born during the matching 12-month period in 2022, according to the Census Bureau. That 2022 number includes at least 400,000 births to illegal migrants.
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The inflow also creates vast economic competition for the 3 million American youths who graduated from schools in the 10 months up to October 2022, the bureau reported.
One predictable result is that the new migrants are pricing ordinary Americans out of housing.
The New York Times reported August 17 on the growing number of evicted, homeless Americans who are living in their autos: