Overview
- Pew Research Center reports 320,000 of the 3.6 million U.S. births in 2023 were to people in the country illegally or on temporary status, roughly 9–10%.
- The tally includes 245,000 births to two parents here illegally, 15,000 to mothers with temporary legal status and noncitizen or non–green card fathers, and 60,000 to mothers here illegally with a citizen or lawful permanent resident father.
- Pew says the 2023 total is the highest since 2010 and follows three straight years of increases, signaling a multi-year rise.
- The Supreme Court heard Trump v. Barbara on April 1, a challenge to the president’s executive order that seeks to narrow birthright citizenship, and a ruling has not yet been issued.
- Advocates cited by the New York Post and The Post Millennial argue the figures show fiscal strains and security risks, while Pew’s analysis provides counts and trends rather than policy conclusions.