Mexican immigration to U.S. off 40 percent, study finds (CNN)

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By Mariano Castillo
CNN

(CNN) -- Mexican immigration to the United States has dropped sharply since 2005, but the flow of migrants returning to Mexico remains steady, according to a study released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center.

Immigration from Mexico to the United States slowed at least 40 percent between mid-decade and 2008, according to the analysis, based on national population surveys in the United States and Mexico, as well as Border Patrol apprehension figures.

The Mexican survey estimated that 1 million Mexicans left for the United States in a 12-month period beginning in 2006. Three years later, that number decreased to 636,000.

"The size of the drop has been quite remarkable in such a small span of time," Jeffrey Passel, senior demographer at the Pew Hispanic Center and author of the study, told CNN.

The recession and enhanced border enforcement are factors that may explain the decrease in apprehensions of unauthorized immigrants in the United States, according a Department of Homeland Security bulletin released last month.
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/22/mexico.immigrants/index.html




Such a blessing for Lou Dobbs. Finally, the poor man can take a rest.

Spoke too soon ... apparently he's found another cause to pursue. :eyes:

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