Sunday, July 17, 2011

Better Lives for Mexicans Cut Allure of Going North

By Damien Cave, New York Times
July 6, 2011


AGUA NEGRA, Mexico — The extraordinary Mexican migration that delivered millions of illegal immigrants to the United States over the past 30 years has sputtered to a trickle, and research points to a surprising cause: unheralded changes in Mexico that have made staying home more attractive.

A growing body of evidence suggests that a mix of developments — expanding economic and educational opportunities, rising border crime and shrinking families — are suppressing illegal traffic as much as economic slowdowns or immigrant crackdowns in the United States. [...]

Read the full article:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/06/world/americas/immigration.html

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