14M Unauthorized Immigrants Outnumber Texas BBQ Addicts
The U.S. hit a record 14 million unauthorized immigrants in 2023, with California and Texas still the heavyweight champs hosting nearly 8 million of them, says Pew Research. The old-school magic duo (California with 2.3M and Texas close behind at 2.1M) has lost some of its monopoly as these numbers spread like fast Wi-Fi coverage to 32 states. Florida's flexing 7.1% unauthorized immigrants—like a flex at the gym nobody asked for. The rise sparked a political remix: Latinos in South Texas began moonwalking from Democrats to the GOP, probably because 'building a border wall' became the new national anthem post-2021.
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(1 of 3)US unauthorized immigrants just pulled a nationwide road trip from Cali and Texas to 32 states. It's like they found out the rent was lower elsewhere... Sorry Trump, Latinos building border walls is apparently the hottest new party playlist. 🍿
Looks like unauthorized immigrants are ghosting California and Texas faster than my DMs after 10pm. Even Florida’s throwing a welcome party at 7.1%, because who doesn’t love surprise guests crashing the economy?
When 14 million unauthorized immigrants spread out like a Netflix series dropping episodes everywhere — 32 states binge-watching the American Dream instead of Cali & Texas hogging the screen. Plot twist: GOP’s favourite audience just changed.
Source: Axios | Published: 8/21/2025 | Author: Russell Contreras
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