Thread: Some Immigrants Opting to Return to Mexico

Some Immigrants Opting to Return to Mexico

Updated: Feb 4, 2009 07:37 PM CST





Some Mexican immigrants who came to the U.S. in search of a better life are packing up and moving back to their native country, as many are having doubts about staying in Las Vegas.

Thousands of legal and illegal immigrants have lost their jobs and aren't making enough to survive and send money back home.

"It's been kind of hard for the Mexican community, especially in the last few months, because of the layoffs with the construction workers. There's fear because they don't have a job right now and some of them are returning to Mexico," said Fernando de la Torre with the Mexican Consulate of Nevada.

The Consulate says in recent months they have seen an increase in the number of people opting to go back to Mexico. Their economy is hurting over there, but many Mexican immigrants have a family support system back home.

For some, it's more profitable to move back to Mexico. President Felipe Calderon has budgeted $25 billion into building highways and bridges, so construction jobs will be available.

Still, the consulate says the majority are sticking it out in Las Vegas, not willing to go back and give up opportunities.

"I want to live here because of my kids, so they can study, go to school and in Mexico, you have to work much more," said Marco Gonzalez.

The majority of Mexican immigrants make it a priority to send money back to their families in Mexico. In the last three months, the amount of money sent over the border has dropped 30-percent.

For the time being, the Mexican Consulate says struggling families are helping each other out and many don't want to leave because of the deep roots they've set in Las Vegas.

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/global/story.asp?s=9789787

Good, still not enough though!

Still, the consulate says the majority are sticking it out in Las Vegas, not willing to go back and give up opportunities.

I don't care how many they claim are going home! Just remember the above quote! This doesn't include the newly arrived illegals who have recently crossed the border in order to make a go of it.

Great, where do us native American construction workers go now that there is no work??

As a Las Vegas resident...I say good riddence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For some, it's more profitable to move back to Mexico. President Felipe Calderon has budgeted $25 billion into building highways and bridges, so construction jobs will be available.

Yea!! This is EXACTLY what Calderon should be doing, for his own country and his own people. Maybe that Mexican billionaire, the world's second richest man, could loan his own country some more money for more jobs, instead of loaning it to the New York Slimes newspaper to save a rag.

many don't want to leave because of the deep roots they've set in Las Vegas.

What, no mention that they are also hoping for amnesty?

For the time being, the Mexican Consulate says struggling families are helping each other out and many don't want to leave because of the deep roots they've set in Las Vegas.

"Deep roots!" You mean like being on a first name basis with the WIC or welfare officer that provides you with your weekly handouts on behalf of your multiple anchor babies and speaks to you in spanish because you refuse to speak English!

Those kind of "deep roots?"

The majority of Mexican immigrants make it a priority to send money back to their families in Mexico. In the last three months, the amount of money sent over the border has dropped 30-percent.

That's still money leaving the U.S. economy.

For some, it's more profitable to move back to Mexico. President Felipe Calderon has budgeted $25 billion into building highways and bridges, so construction jobs will be available.

Let's send the 11 million unemployed U.S. citizens to Mexico to take those jobs.

"I want to live here because of my kids, so they can study, go to school and in Mexico, you have to work much more," said Marco Gonzalez.

Spin for "In Mexico, there are no handouts like WIC, welfare, etc, etc, etc." This proves they don't come here to work hard, they come to take as much as they can while working as little as possible.