Trump has previously threatened to shut down the U.S. government over the border wall funding. Researchers believe part of the reason for the decline was the economic recession that gripped the United States in 2007 and the slow recovery that followed, which limited work opportunities for migrants. Central Americans have made up an increasing share of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S., according to a new Pew Research study. (Edgard Garrido/Reuters)The number of unauthorized immigrants from Central America, meanwhile, increased by 375,000. With the share of Mexicans decreasing, Asians account for 22 percent of unauthorized immigrants who recently arrived in the United States, the report found.

Source: CBC News November 28, 2018 15:02 UTC