What's their excuse now?

ECL23 · 04-23-2012, 09:27 PM

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Mexican immigrants living illegally in the U.S. has dropped significantly for the first time in decades, a dramatic shift as many illegal workers, already in the U.S. and seeing few job opportunities, return to Mexico.

An analysis of census data from the U.S. and Mexican governments details the movement to and from Mexico, a nation accounting for nearly 60 percent of the illegal immigrants in the U.S. It comes amid renewed debate over U.S. immigration policy as the Supreme Court hears arguments this week on Arizona's tough immigration law.

Roughly 6.1 million unauthorized Mexican immigrants were living in the U.S. last year, down from a peak of nearly 7 million in 2007, according to the Pew Hispanic Center study released Monday. It was the biggest sustained drop in modern history, believed to be surpassed in scale only by losses in the Mexican-born U.S. population during the Great Depression.

Much of the drop in illegal immigrants is due to the persistently weak U.S. economy, which has shrunk construction and service-sector jobs attractive to Mexican workers following the housing bust. But increased deportations, heightened U.S. patrols and violence along the border also have played a role, as well as demographic changes, such as Mexico's declining birth rate.

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_262040/con...tguid=O1NDuU0q

CB124 · 04-23-2012, 09:29 PM

Thats because everyone here knows the US is going down the shitter. It isnt exactly a secret

ECL23 · 04-23-2012, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by CB124

Thats because everyone here knows the US is going down the shitter. It isnt exactly a secret

True, but you would think they had teeny tiny functioning part of their brain saying...hey, maybe we SHOULD start passing an immigration bill.

I guess they got what they were asking for.

DA User · 04-23-2012, 09:52 PM

Are there new stats to how many undocumented are now in USA? What about Dreamers?

Which countries are they from? Stats of Overstays and EWI's?

ECL23 · 04-24-2012, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by DA User

Are there new stats to how many undocumented are now in USA? What about Dreamers?

Which countries are they from? Stats of Overstays and EWI's?

The article doesn't mention any of that so I can't answer your questions.

But here are some fun facts found in the article:

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-Illegal Mexican immigrants who have stayed in the U.S. for longer periods of time are now more likely to be sent back by authorities than before. About 27 percent of immigrants sent back had resided in the U.S. for a year or more, up from 6 percent in 2005.

-Despite an increase in Border Patrol agents, apprehensions of illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border have dropped sharply - from 1 million in 2005 to 286,000 in 2011, a sign that fewer illegal immigrants are trying to enter.

-Some 29 percent of all current U.S. immigrants are Mexican born, by far the most from any single country; that's down from its peak of 32 percent in 2004-2009. The next largest share comes from India, accounting for 4.5 percent of the nation's 40 million foreign-born residents.

-A typical Mexican woman is projected to have an average of 2.4 children in her lifetime, compared with 7.3 children in 1960.

-By region, Mexican-born immigrants in the U.S. are mostly likely found in the West (51 percent) and South (33 percent). About 58 percent now live in California and Texas, down from 63 percent in 2000 as immigrants spread out over the past decade in search of jobs in other states.

DA User · 04-24-2012, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ECL23

The article doesn't mention any of that so I can't answer your questions.

But here are some fun facts found in the article:

Good facts which does not surprise me at all.

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