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April 25, 2012

Study: More Mexicans Now Leaving the U.S. Than Arriving 
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New research shows that for the first time since the Great Depression
more Mexican immigrants may be leaving the United States than entering.
The study from the Pew Hispanic Center found the U.S. job market,
increased border enforcement, a rise in deportations and other factors
had slowed the net rate of Mexican migration to zero or even less. The
news comes as states like Alabama and Arizona have implemented
controversial laws to target undocumented people living in the United
States. The dangers associated with illegal border crossing were cited
as one specific reason for the decline.

 

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