40% of Illegal Immigrants came to the U.S. legally and overstayed their visas

Proponents of overhauling the U.S. immigration system increasingly point to the fact that about 40% of the 11 million undocumented workers in the country aren't low-wage workers who sneaked over the southern border illegally, but rather foreigners who arrived legally and simply never left. 

Those working to create a path to citizenship for people here illegally often make the distinction to highlight the diverse immigration issues the U.S. faces. Little is known about the demographics of the so-called overstayer population, but some studies suggest they tend to be better educated and more fluent in English than those who crossed the border illegally. They also are more likely to hail from European, Asian and African countries. And in many cases, they used tourist visas to enter the U.S.

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The government doesn't compile information on the estimated four million to five million people who have stayed beyond their legal visits, leaving outside experts to piece together a snapshot of who they are and where in the U.S. they live.

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