Illegal Immigration from Mexico Hits Lowest Level in Decade – WSJ.com
Illegal Immigration from Mexico Hits Lowest Level in Decade – WSJ.com.
The recession in the US has impacted the flow of Mexican illegal immigration into the United States over the past year, but there is no evidence to suggest that the rate of return to Mexico by illegals living in the US has increased.
The current Mexican immigrant population in the United States is about 11.5 million, down from an estimated recent high of 12 million.
The trend should not be constrained to Mexican immigration alone. Immigration flows across the globe have been affected by the global economic downturn.
Annual immigration to the US has ebbed and flowed through the years, with the most recent drop (by one third) occurring after the September 11th terrorist attacks.