text: But 43 looked the other way other way as illegal immigrants in the US rose from 8.6 million to 12.3. Where was the rule of law applied for employers illegally hiring the workers? When was the crackdown on those who made it possible for those coming to the US to have employment? The reality is that the number of illegal immigrants in the US was lowered under the Obama administration. 
  
  http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/25/as-mexican-share-declined-u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-population-fell-in-2015-below-recession-level/