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In March of 2006 the [[Pew Hispanic Center]] (PHC) estimated the undocumented population ranged from 11.5 to 12 million individuals<ref>Pew Hispanic Center Factsheet [http://pewhispanic.org/files/factsheets/17.pdf April 26, 2006]</ref>, a number supported by the US [[Government Accountability Office]] (GAO)<ref>Estimating the Undocumented Population [http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06775.pdf September 2006]</ref>. Using data from March of 2004, PHC estimated that 57% of this population comes from [[Mexico]]; 24% from [[Central America]] and, to a lesser extent, [[South America]]; 9% from [[Asia]]; 6% from [[Europe]], and the remaining 4% from elsewhere.<ref>Estimates of the Size and Characteristics of the Undocumented Population [http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/44.pdf March 21, 2005]</ref>

Illegal immigration into the United States also takes place through its border with Canada, with most notorious recent case being that of a reported terrorist planning top bomb the Los Angeles International Airport.

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[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38816-2005Apr8.html]

Canada Fights Myth It Was 9/11 Conduit: Charge Often Repeated by U.S. Officials; The Washington Post,April 9, 2005, Page A20

by Doug Struck

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