Introduction. Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic diseases involving progressive weakness and degeneration of the muscles that control movement. In some forms of MD, the heart muscles and other involuntary muscles, as well as other organs, are affected.
According to the Attorney General's 2001 report, an estimated 14,000 people are trafficked into the United States each year, although, again because trafficking is illegal, accurate statistics are difficult to compile.
Pew estimated the total population to be 11.1 million in 2014. This is in the same ballpark as figures from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which estimated that 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants lived in the United States in January 2012.