Jeffrey Passel
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Jeffrey Passel
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.
expansion huge jobs
There was a huge expansion in the jobs that the undocumented did.
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 families labor overall picture
The overall picture is that of young, working families coming to the U.S. to participate in the labor market.
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.