A tale of two borders: Undocumented immigrants

Undocumented immigrants enter the United States much more often from Mexico than Canada. This shows annual totals for the two borders.

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The figure for undocumented immigrants is for Customs and Border Protection "encounters," which include people who are apprehended, expelled or deemed inadmissable.

Chart: Mike McAndrewSource: Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Data PortalGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper