Thread: Most Mexicans in U.S. Have No Thought of Returning Home

Caracas, Saturday, January 3, 2009

Most Mexicans in U.S. Have No Thought of Returning Home

MEXICO CITY -- Some 54 percent of Mexicans who emigrated to the United States have no thought of returning to their native land, even though they foresee difficult times ahead because of the economic situation, according to a survey published Friday in the daily Reforma.

On the contrary, 41 percent say they are thinking of returning or know someone who is ready to do so.

The United States is home to some 12 million Mexicans, roughly half of them undocumented. More than 90 percent of Mexicans who have emigrated live in the nation to the north.

The great majority, 96 percent, of those who returned to Mexico during the Christmas holidays were on vacation, while only 2 percent came back to stay.

Of every 100 Mexicans who have emigrated to the United States, 77 believe that this year it will be harder to find work compared with 2008, and describe the crisis as grave.

Even so, 49 percent believe that things are going well or very well in the United States, while 46 percent say the situation is bad and 3 percent describe it as fair.

The economy is the United States' main problem for 47 percent, followed by unemployment for 28 percent and racism for 4 percent.

And 61 percent trust that under the administration of the next president, Barack Obama, the long-awaited immigration reform will probably be enacted, although 33 percent dismiss the possibility.

Fifty-six percent of Mexican migrants in the United States describe their opinion of Obama as positive, compared with 13 percent who approve of outgoing-President George W. Bush.

With regard to Mexican President Felipe Calderon, 72 out of every 100 emigrants approve of his administration, with 9 percent expressing a negative perception and 19 percent with no opinion.

The poll was carried out Dec. 20-21 among 522 returning emigrants at various locations along the Mexico-U.S. border.

Remittances from emigrants working in the United States constitute Mexico's second-biggest source of revenue after oil exports.

After growing at a 15 percent annual rate during the first six years of this decade, the flow of remittances slowed sharply in 2007 and 2008.

In 2007, Mexico received $23.97 billion in remittances, up just 1 percent from the 2006 level, while the $19.97 billion emigrants sent home during the first 10 months of this year represents a decline of 1.92 percent from the same period in 2007.

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Have no fear we have the FEMA camps to help those who fail to deport...

and ya know what.. our criminal politicians who fail to do what the American populace want and continue to break our laws for self serving purposes can serve jail time as a labor camp crop picker supervisor in the FEMA camps ... although that position seems to be far above they're Grossly Incompetant heads

Well, we don't know who they are talking about since they call them immigrants and migrants.

And 61 percent trust that under the administration of the next president, Barack Obama, the long-awaited immigration reform will probably be enacted, although 33 percent dismiss the possibility.

This means a lot of them are holding out. That number has to change.

Dixie

This survey.....excuse me, but......is crap.

The Mexican government, the activists, the schools, the consulates, businesses, churches.....EVERYBODY and their damned brother is crying about the Mexicans leaving and going back to Mexico. There are numerous properties....and neighborhoods.....which are turning into veritable ghost towns because they are leaving.

Even the Mexicans are saying it....they are LEAVING.

And this little fact is greatly upsetting the Mexican government and the illegal alien advocacy, resulting in an effort to try and lessen the reverse flow because they have everything to lose and nothing to gain by Mexicans going home.

That's why we see alleged "surveys" like this one.

Don't believe a word of it.

They're just hanging around waiting for lord Obama to amnesty them. I wish we could get a real president in the White House...one that's not part of the mob, believes in our Constitution and the rule of law. If Obama would somehow be proven to be ineligible for the presidency, since he's not a native born American Citizen, I wish they'd throw this whole baby out with the bathwater and start all over again.

If we got a real live American in the White House, these Mexican illegal aliens would start, "Running for the border," as Taco Bell commercials used to say.

What ones remain here know they will be the first to be hired for any stimulus jobs because Obama will halt all raids and enforcement actions. His entire cabinet opposes E-verify which will result in taxpayers financing a trillion dollar illegal alien jobs giveaway. Even if Obama legalizes the 20 million or so illegally here they will invoke chain migration resulting in millions more competing with Americans for any jobs; but employers won't hire them because they will fall under EEOC guidelines and have collective bargaining rights thus employers will continue to hire cheap labor flooding across the open border at the rate of 5,000 to 10,000 weekly. Richardson, Solis (one the of the biggest open border reconquistas in the House) and Napolitano are avowed open borders America hating reconquistas who don't give a horse's rear end about struggling Americans. They will ensure jobs and benefits from any bailouts and stimulus package go ONLY to illegal aliens. Does anyone wonder why Obama never mentions he will ensure jobs and benefits go ONLY to citizens when he talks up the proposed stimulus?

and that will be the spark of the (MOD EDIT)....... there are some really, really POed Americans