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Las Vegas ranks 14th for number of undocumented immigrants

Posted at 8:39 PM, Feb 09, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-09 23:39:24-05

As the debate continues on immigration, a map shows where the majority of undocumented immigrants live in the United States.

According to the Pew Research Center, roughly 60 percent of the 11 million undocumented immigrants are concentrated in 20 metropolitan areas.

The top 5 are New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas and Miami.

Las Vegas ranks 14th with an estimated 170,000 undocumented immigrants.