Skip to main navigationDonate TodayText Resize100%LGXLXXLMenuKeywordsNew BlogDebate Shows Health of Democratic Party’s Open Borders WingRead HereNew BlogIn Georgia, One Illegal Alien Lives the American Dream (at the Expense of Others) Read MoreNew BlogA Crisis in Congress Is Making Matters Even WorseRead MoreNew BlogRanting Rosie and the Truth About Immigration DetentionRead MoreFAIR ReportThe United States Loses $150 Billion Annually in RemittancesRead MoreNew Blog“Unrelated Issues” Stand in the Way of Solutions to the Border Crisis Read MoreImmigration resources just for you: I amSelect one...a StudentMedia Member & PressGeneral Publican Educatora Government Employeean Immigration Activista FAIR SupporterTrump AdministrationCheck out President Trump's Immigration AccomplishmentsView the TimelineLearnHow Much Are You Paying for Illegal Immigration?Find OutIssuesStolen Lives:  Victims of Illegal Alien CrimeWatch "Stolen Lives" VideosOur MissionFAIR’s mission is to examine immigration trends and effects, to educate the American people on the impacts of sustained high-volume immigration, and to discern, put forward, and advocate immigration policies that will best serve American environmental, societal, and economic interests today and into the future. Learn more about FAIRPlease GiveImmigration controls and limits are now under vigorous attack every day, and FAIR urgently needs your support to defend our borders, national self-determination and the American quality of life ensured by responsible immigration limits. Any contribution is greatly appreciated and will make a significant impact. Donate TodayHot Topics in ImmigrationSelect An Immigration IssueLegal ImmigrationIllegal ImmigrationAmnestyNational SecurityWorkforce & EconomySocietal ImpactPopulation & EnvironmentLegislationPublications & ResourcesIllegal ImmigrationHow Many Illegal Aliens are in the US?As of 2017, FAIR estimates that there are approximately 12.5 million illegal aliens residing in the United States. This number is slightly higher than FAIR’s previous estimate of 12 million in 2011.Read MoreIllegal ImmigrationThe DACA Myth, What Americans Need to KnowIn the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to end the DACA program, political leaders from both parties have said that it would be cruel to deport anyone covered by the DACA program because these “incredible kids” would unable to assimilate if sent back to their country of birth – after all the U.S. was “the only home they had ever known.”Read MoreWorkforce & EconomyE-Verify Legislation in the StatesPerhaps the most pressing consequence of uncontrolled immigration is the immediate toll it places upon the American worker. Illegal immigration dramatically increases competition in the labor market, particularly for low-skilled jobs, and depresses wages by perpetuating a class of workers willing to work for substandard wages. Read MoreKnow Your Immigration FactsPublications & ResourcesThe