Analysis: Nearly 8 Million Illegals Living in Sanctuary Cities Across U.S.

Almost 8 million illegal aliens reside in sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States, new analysis reveals.

The analysis from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), which tracks sanctuary jurisdictions that protect illegal aliens from federal immigration law, found that roughly 7.9 million illegal aliens are residing in sanctuary states, counties, and cities.

“Although there is much imprecision in the data, the bottom line is that close to eight million illegal aliens, equaling 56 percent of the estimated nationwide total, live in sanctuary jurisdictions,” CIS’s Jason Richwine writes.

Specifically, Richwine finds that some 6.3 million illegal aliens reside in the sanctuary states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.

In addition, more than 750,000 illegal aliens reside in Maryland, New Mexico, and Virginia where sanctuary jurisdictions are plentiful.

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Richwine suggests that states should follow the lead of Texas and Florida, both high-immigration states that have banned sanctuary jurisdictions.

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