Jeffrey Passel
Jeffrey Passel
both employment labor mexico migration seeing tied
When unemployment went up, unauthorized migration from Mexico went down. When unemployment went down, unauthorized migration from Mexico went up . . . What we're seeing is a labor migration that is tied to employment opportunities, both here and abroad.
clearly coming data fairly growth immigrants living number numbers seen shows steady stopping
We've seen a fairly steady growth in the number of undocumented immigrants living here, and this data shows very sizable numbers coming in. We're clearly not stopping them at the border.
coming mexico people security
The security has done more to keep people from going back to Mexico than it has to keep them from coming in.