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Jobs in Mexico Available
Most of the poor people living in Third World countries would jump at the opportunity to come to the U.S. and work. Their income would increase dramatically. Half of the people on the planet make only $2 per day. Sad as that is, we can’t simply open our borders up and let billions of destitute people come here. The human tidal wave would be overwhelming and the quality of life in the U.S. would drop due to overcrowding in cities, poverty, ethnic conflicts, and fierce competition for jobs.However, there is one group of low-income workers that does get to come here by the millions every year. And that is Mexicans who sneak over the border. Most come here and work hard, no doubt. Additionally, most Americans, including me, assume that they are running from unemployment and poverty in Mexico. So even if they are here illegally, most of us can’t help but feel some sympathy for them.
The Pew Hispanic Center just released a new study of Mexicans who come here to work illegally:
The vast majority of undocumented migrants from Mexico were gainfully employed before they left for the United States. Thus, failure to find work at home does not seem to be the primary reason that the estimated 6.3 million undocumented migrants from Mexico have come to the U.S. … Once they arrive and pass through a relatively brief period of transition and adjustment, migrants have little trouble finding work. Family and social networks play a significant role in this; large shares of migrants report talking to people they know in the U.S. about job opportunities and living with relatives after arrival. They easily make transitions into new jobs, even though most find themselves working in industries that are new to them.This is a surprise. If they can find work in Mexico, we should not feel as sympathetic about what will happen to these workers when we finally secure the southern border. In fact, if these workers stayed and worked at home in Mexico, perhaps they will demand reforms there and improve working conditions and wages for all Mexican workers. The U.S. will no longer serve as a safety value for the corrupt local and national governments in Mexico to continue their anti-growth ways.
Furthermore, Mexico is not that poor. Per capita GDP is $9600! Compare that to say India, where the one billion people there get by with a per capita GDP of $3100. Mexico is not that poor and the illegal immigrants in the U.S. can find work if they stay at home. So these are additional reasons why we should move full speed ahead with securing the southern border - and not feel too badly for Mexican workers while doing it. The current situation regarding the border makes a joke out of the rule of law in the U.S.

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