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Illegal immigration isn’t as rampant as some Republican debates might lead you to believe. Apprehensions at the border fell 25 percent to 327,500 in 2011, according to The New York Times. That’s the lowest level of illegal crossings since the Nixon administration. The Times cites several factors as reasons for the drop: a lagging economy, increased border control, and soaring smuggling costs.