Recent research by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center provides insight into immigration trends and patterns – including illegal immigration –  that do not always align with the narrative pushed by politicians who claim to want to make American “great” again and build a case for building a wall across the southern border of the United States.

Indeed, the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the United States has dropped to the level it was in 2004, and Mexicans are no longer a majority of this population (one less reason for Mexico to pay for the wall).

The Pew Research Center has gathered 5 facts about illegal immigration – based on data, not rhetoric – that will inform any serious discussion about this topic. Click here to read their findings.