After the Trump administration It was announced on Thursday With over 55 million valid visa reviews, social media users have started using this figure to inflate the number of non-citizens who even tens of millions of people living in the United States.
According to the post, this means that these 55 million visa holders, as well as about 25 million, live illegally in the country, and a quarter to a third of those living in the US are not American citizens. Total US population It is approximately 342 million people.
However, government data is inconsistent with these figures, and experts say the estimates spread online are very bulging.
Let’s take a closer look at the facts.
Claim: Approximately 70 million to 100 million people living in the United States are not American citizens.
Fact: This is wrong. According to the latest, there were nearly 22 million non-citizens living in the US in 2023. Census Bureau data. That includes the people of the country, both legally and illegally.
The 55 million visas, including tourist visas, do not represent US residents. Because not everyone with a visa exists in the United States, the number of people in the United States these days is nearly 14 million. Pew Research Center Report. Trump has illegally inflated the number of people living in the country on a daily basis, with most of them entering the Biden administration, and has recently cited a total of 25-30 million people.
“The 55 million figure is the total number of visa holders around the world, not people currently in the US,” said Aaron Likelyn Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Council for Immigration. “The undocumented figures of 25 million immigrants are also completely false.”
Still, many social media users pointed to these numbers to exaggerate the number of non-citizens living in the United States.
“Visa-based 55 million people, tens of millions of illegals – 100 million are foreign aliens,” reads 1 X Post. “Nearly a third of the entire country is foreigners. If you really think about it, you’re totally crazy. America has no reason or obligation to tolerate this. If America doesn’t deport the millions it needs, it’s gonna stop being a nation.”
In 2024, there were 3.6 million people living in the US. With a temporary visaAccording to the Department of Homeland Security, there are diplomats, exchange visitors, students and temporary workers. This does not include those with tourist visas. There were another 12.8 million people. Green card holder.
Experts pointed out that the 55 million people with US visas include tens of millions who hold tourist visas that last up to 10 years, depending on their nationality. Published by the Department of State About 6.5 million tourist visas last year.
“We wouldn’t consider US residents to be tourists who will come to the US for a week or two,” said Michel Mittelstadt, a spokesman for the Institute for Immigration Policy.
a Pew Research Center Report Released Thursday, it estimated that 14 million people illegally live in the United States in 2023. other Recent estimates I’ll quote similar numbers. The Immigration Research Center, which seeks immigration restrictions, discovered that there are numbers 14.2 million As of July. At the bottom, the Center for Immigration Research estimates 12.2 million As of mid-2023.
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