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| Caribbean-Latin America |
| Mexican undocumented repatriation exceeds undocumented emigration |
| 2009-06-03 |
| MEXICO CITY — A government survey finds Mexican emigration dropped 13 percent in the first quarter of 2009 — an ongoing trend as the U.S. economic recession discourages Mexicans from crossing the border in search of work. The National Statistics and Geography Institute found that 137,497 people left Mexico in the first three months of 2009, compared to 159,024 during the same period of 2008. More people returned to Mexico than left: Immigration to Mexico rose from 120,715 to 138,599 in the first quarter, a 12 percent increase. The institute released its findings from household surveys Tuesday. Mexican emigration has dropped steadily over the past two years, a trend experts attribute to the U.S. economic downturn and tighter border security. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #5 Wasn't that the purpose behind that $2B for Acorn? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-06-03 21:14 |
| #4 I'm sure Obama can turn this around. Perhaps a few billion in stimulus dollars for "undocumented" workers. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2009-06-03 21:07 |
| #3 Maybe we should send Mexico a couple of truckloads of money to help out. |
| Posted by: Kelly 2009-06-03 12:05 |
| #2 The decline in illegal immigrants also points out something more ominous. For years, Mexican Mafia and other gangs have been crossing illegally, hidden by the large number of other illegals. No intention to stay in the US, just to kill and go back to Mexico. But now, what amounts to bands of serious killers are crossing "in the open", heavily armed and deadly to anyone they might encounter, including BP. And BP is not thrilled with the idea of being outgunned by a squad of Zetas or MS-13. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-06-03 11:34 |
| #1 As Glenn Reynolds might say: pricing signals work. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2009-06-03 10:45 |