While Congress and the administration debate the future of the
11-12 million unauthorized immigrants, it is easy to overlook the more
than 5 million children in families with unauthorized parents.
Two-thirds of these children are U.S.-born citizens, a share that
increases to 93 percent among those under age 6 -- The Urban Institute
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