Study: A Lot Fewer Mexican Migrants Left Their Country in the Last Two Years
Fewer and fewer Mexican migrants have left their country in the last couple of years to move to the United States, a study says.
Fewer and fewer Mexican migrants have left their country in the last couple of years to move to the United States, a study says.
By Diego Graglia, FI2W web editor Despite the U.S. Latino population’s diversity and widespread presence, certain Hispanic groups have traditionally been associated with specific U.S cities – Mexicans in L.A. and Chicago, Cubans in Miami, Puerto Ricans in New York….
Turns out that, if anything, the U.S economic crisis has motivated many Mexican migrants to remain in the U.S., rather than make the expensive trip back home to try to weather the economic storm in an economy that is less well-prepared to deal with it.