The total number of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally hasn’t changed much since 2009, only where they are choosing to settle, according to a new report from the nonprofit Pew Research Center.
The report released Tuesday shows Florida with among the biggest increases in residents without legal immigration status. Between 2009 and 2012, some 55,000 new immigrants in the country illegally came to Florida. That brings the state’s total to an estimated 925,000. The increase highlights a broader shift from the West and Southwest. Only New Jersey saw a larger increase, with about 75,000 people.
