Thread: One in two Mexicans has family in U.S., poll finds

One in two Mexicans has family in U.S., poll finds

REUTERS

9:56 a.m. April 30, 2007

MEXICO CITY – Almost one in two Mexicans has a family member working in the United States, and a third of those were sent money in the past year, according to a survey published in Mexican daily El Universal Monday.
The poll of 1,000 people showed 45 percent had at least one relative across the border and 61 percent rated the money they send as “very important,” illustrating Mexico's reliance on remittances.

Some 11 million Mexicans in the United States sent home a record $23 billion to their families last year – Mexico's second-biggest source of foreign currency after oil imports, even dwarfing the tourism industry.

Monday's survey showed immigration to the United States, much of it illegal, peaked during the 1990s, after Mexico was battered by an economic crisis.

Eight percent of those polled said they themselves had worked in the United States at some time.

As many as one in two people in Mexico live on less than $5 a day, and a lack of job opportunities prompts thousands to risk their lives crossing the border illegally each year.

Border arrests were down by just under a third in the first few months of this year but more than 150 immigrants have already died trying to cross over, mainly of heat exhaustion.

The United States is building a 700-mile fence along parts of its 2,000-mile border with Mexico and boosting security by adding trucks with infrared cameras, underground sensors that detect footsteps and surveillance drones.


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Almost one in two Mexicans has a family member working in the United States, and a third of those were sent money in the past year, according to a survey published in Mexican daily El Universal Monday.

Hmmm.........so much for there being only 12 million criminal aliens in OUR country! In 2005 the population of Mexico was 103,263,388. Dividing that number by 3 (giving them the benefit of doubt) would give us over 30 million illegals.

So now it look like we finally have a poll we can utilize when having a conversation regarding the number of illegal immigrants in the United States.

Right On, MW
and those are conservative figures!!

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Originally Posted by MW

Almost one in two Mexicans has a family member working in the United States, and a third of those were sent money in the past year, according to a survey published in Mexican daily El Universal Monday.

Hmmm.........so much for there being only 12 million criminal aliens in OUR country! In 2005 the population of Mexico was 103,263,388. Dividing that number by 3 (giving them the benefit of doubt) would give us over 30 million illegals.

So now it look like we finally have a poll we can utilize when having a conversation regarding the number of illegal immigrants in the United States.

since half of all mexicans has a relative in the USA, i would divide by 2. bringing the number to 50 million in 2005. didn't the border patrol testify to the senate last august, 3-4 million would hop the fence in 2006 alone. how many more have scurried over the border this year with jorge promising them amnesty soon? these are very scary numbers, they show that this is the most important issue facing this country right now.

Originally Posted by MW

Almost one in two Mexicans has a family member working in the United States, and a third of those were sent money in the past year, according to a survey published in Mexican daily El Universal Monday.

Hmmm.........so much for there being only 12 million criminal aliens in OUR country! In 2005 the population of Mexico was 103,263,388. Dividing that number by 3 (giving them the benefit of doubt) would give us over 30 million illegals.

So now it look like we finally have a poll we can utilize when having a conversation regarding the number of illegal immigrants in the United States.

MW , 1 in 2 would be 50 percent so its more like between 40 and 50 million, I just said the other day i'll bet we have at least 40 million, they have been saying 12 million for almost 6 years.
We should all send this to our congressmen! If this article came out of Mexico shouldn't they know better than anyone how many of their citizens are missing!