Immigration Debate

Number of illegal immigrants drops, first time since 1990, Pew says

By Michael Matza, Inquirer Staff Writer

Posted 2:05am

The number of illegal immigrants in America stopped growing for the first time since 1990 - dropping from a peak of 12 million to 11.1 million last year, according to a Pew Hispanic Center study released Wednesday.

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