‘They see no opportunity’

Number of undocumented Mexican immigrants drops
Por: Leonel Sánchez 1 Febrero 2011 @ 4:13 pm
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The number of undocumented Mexican immigrants in the United States has dropped by 500,000 during the past three years likely as a result of the slowdown in the U.S. economy and tighter border enforcement, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Hispanic Center in Washington D.C.

“What seems to be going on is that people in Mexico look at the U.S. economy and see no opportunity there and they weigh that against the cost of hiring somebody to get them across the border, the risk of violence on the Mexican side, exposure to the elements,â€