Illegal Immigrant Deportations by the Numbers

For all the grief President Obama has taken over his immigration policy—Republicans say he’s a wimp, Democrats say he’s not compassionate enough—one fact has emerged during his term so far. He’s deported about 18 percent more illegal immigrants than former President George W. Bush did in his last two years in office. And he’s on par to have given the boot to nearly 1.5 million immigrants by the time this term is done.

Regarding her department’s deportations, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says “you get yanked from both sides” when it comes to immigration policy.