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More than three quarters of illegal immigrants in the US were born in Latin America, with a large proportion of these coming from Mexico.

Most enter the US by slipping across the 2,000-mile (3,200 km) southern border - in 2005 more than a million people were arrested trying.

Although the typical illegal immigrant is often perceived as young, male and travelling alone, unauthorised migrants range from whole families, including children, to lone women.



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