US immigrant population decreases for first time in 50 years as Trump admin spurs mass exodus

The independent Pew Research Center on Thursday revealed that the United States immigrant population is now in decline for the first time in over 50 years, as the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration.

A separate study found that the total foreign-born population in the U.S. dropped by 2.2 million from January to July, which included 1.6 million illegal migrants. The Department of Homeland Security has also confirmed that 1.6 million illegal migrants have voluntarily left the country since January.

The Pew Research Center found 51.9 million immigrants remain in the United States as of June, which is down from 53.3 million when President Donald Trump was inaugurated. The proportion of immigrants in the U.S. is still at 15.4% of the total U.S. population. 

The study also noted that 19% of the U.S. labor force were immigrants as of June, down from 20% in January. 

The United States saw a similar mass exodus during the Great Depression in the 1930s, during which an estimated 400,000 to 1 million Mexicans and Mexican-Americans left the country.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.