Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Illegal immigration from Mexico continues decline

By Elizabeth Aguilera, San Diego Union-Tribune
July 7, 2011

The Great Recession, border enforcement and social and economic changes in Mexico have resulted in a negative net flow of illegal immigrants from Mexico for the first time in at least the past decade, demographers said.

Fewer unauthorized Mexicans entered the U.S. last year than those who left, building on a trend that started four years ago, according to several University of California researchers, the Pew Hispanic Center and others. [...]

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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/07/illegal-immigration-mexico-continues-decline/

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