Monday, November 21, 2011

Immigration from Mexico in fast retreat, data show

By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times
November 15, 2011

Reporting from Mexico City— North of the U.S.-Mexico border, Republican presidential candidates are talking tough on illegal immigration, with one proposing — perhaps in jest — an electrified fence to deter migrants.

But data from both sides of the border suggest that illegal immigration from Mexico is already in fast retreat, as U.S. job shortages, tighter border enforcement and the frightening presence of criminal gangs on the Mexican side dissuade many from making the trip. [...]

Read the full article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-migration-20111115,0,6585941.story

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