Fewer unauthorized immigrants in U.S. in 2009, government says

Washington (CNN) -- The number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States decreased by 800,000 from 2008 to 2009, the Department of Homeland Security said in a report released Wednesday.

There were 11.6 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States in January 2008 and 10.8 million one year later, DHS said. The decrease in the number of immigrants coincided with the U.S. economic downturn, the report said.

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