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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of immigrants detained at the Southern border decreased significantly. However, as infection numbers began to decrease in 2021, the number of detainees and undocumented immigrants increased. Alongside supporting progressive immigration legislations, President Biden and Vice President Harris have discouraged migrants from Central and South America from entering the U.S, stating that the journey is too dangerous and to wait for safer measures to cross the border.

In a 2020 poll on illegal immigrants being allowed to stay in the U.S. if they fulfill certain criteria, 75 percent of American respondents believed that illegal immigrants should have a way to them to stay legally if certain requirements are met. Around 24 percent of respondents thought that illegal immigrants should not be allowed to stay in the country legally.

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Illegal immigration in the United States - Statistics & Facts