Growing Number of Migrants are Leaving US for Latin America

Written By Soni Sangha

November 14, 2011

Faced with a battered U.S. economy and dismal job opportunities, Nubia DÃ*az and her husband Camilo left metropolitan Miami for the tiny town of Pandi in Colombia, where they say their money can take them much farther.

And they are not alone. An increasing number of Latin Americans -- documented and undocumented -- are choosing to return to their native countries, where political climates are stabilizing and their economies are growing.

“We are very comfortable here,â€