1 in 7 Mexican workers migrates-most send money home(~10% of Mexico's population now living in US)

SFGate.com ^ | 5/21/06 | Carolyn Lochhead

[NormsRevenge]

Washington -- The current migration of Mexicans and Central Americans to the United States is one of the largest diasporas in modern history, experts say.

Roughly 10 percent of Mexico's population of about 107 million is now living in the United States, estimates show. About 15 percent of Mexico's labor force is working in the United States. One in every 7 Mexican workers migrates to the United States.

Mass migration from Mexico began more than a century ago. It is deeply embedded in the history, culture and economies of both nations. The current wave began with Mexico's economic crisis in 1982, accelerated sharply in the 1990s with the U.S. economic boom, and today has reached record dimensions.

It is unlikely to ebb anytime soon.

"There is no scenario outside of catastrophic attack on the United States that would make immigration stop," said Demetrios Papademetriou, president of the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.

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What happens in Mexico, by turn, has a big effect on immigration flows to the United States. Those events include a hotly contested election six weeks away that pits a leftist populist against a market-oriented heir to President Vicente Fox.

"We want Mexico to look like Canada," said Stephen Haber, director of Stanford University's Social Science History Institute and a Latin America specialist at the Hoover Institution. "That's the optimal for the United States. We never talk about instability in Canada. We're never concerned about a Canadian security problem. Because Canada is wealthy and stable. It's so wealthy and stable we barely know it's there most of the time. That's the optimal for Mexico: a wealthy and stable country."

What isn't wanted, Haber said, "is an unstable country on your border, especially an unstable country that hates you."

[xcamel]

see: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1635822/posts

[dennisw]

Roughly 10 percent of Mexico's population of about 107 million is now living in the United States, estimates show....

A LIE!!! More like 15-20% of Mexicans live here. 25% of Salvadorans live here.

And forget that BS about 12 million illegal aliens. It's at least 20 million

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks!

worth a repost

[kjo]

The number is probably closer to thirty million. And ninety percent of them will vote Democratic.

Anybody wonder who let this happen?

[Nachum]

Heck, might as well make it the 51st state and take their oil and coal.

[DumpsterDiver]

What isn't wanted, Haber said, "is an unstable country on your border, especially an unstable country that hates you."

What isn't wanted or needed, Haber said, "is a flood of illegal immgration from an unstable country on your border, especially an unstable country that hates you."

[BnBlFlag]

Bingo!

[staytrue]

"We want Mexico to look like Canada," said Stephen Haber, director of Stanford University's

I agree, but the fact is Mexico is not like Canada and not likely to be like Canada for the forseeable future. I don't want a wall, but as a practical matter, one must be built.

[BW2221]

There are two basic differences between Mexico and Canada - education and corruption.

[oldbrowser]

Roughly 10 percent of Mexico's population of about 107 million is now living in the United States

This is a new twist on Hitler's "final solution". Instead of killing all of the undesirables (criminals, poor, sick, etc.), they just ship them to the U.S.

View it like an eco system where the rich and powerful remain in Mexico and the weak and poor migrate across the border.

[Duke Wayne]

I think the Mexican people only need to look in the mirror and find out who is at fault here, it is themselves. They live in a country that is full of bad leaders and a government that only a criminal could love. At sum point one would have to think a ground swell of pride and outright disgust with how they live in Mexico, would lead to a change in there government.

Bottom line is they don't care about there country. Oh they will wave there flag and profess there love of Mexico, but when you live next door to the most powerful country in the world which all so has the highest standard of living, this is a carrot in front of the horse that cant be turned down.

This problem will never go away as long as Mexico is third world. And don't expect any help from the Rats. This gives them voting base. To them our country can be damned as long as they get there votes.

[JasonC]

Fine by me. Now if only they'd shut up, too, all would be right with the world.

[Unicorn]

BTTT

[GregoTX]

10%!! Aye Caramba!!!

[trubluolyguy]

10% of Mexico's population now living in US

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Not nearly enough according to CINO's and "compassionate conservatives"

[mthom]

..and surrender control to the Dems for the foreseeable and unforeseeable future. No thanks

[mthom]

We are an economic region now folks. The 10% of the mexican population currently living in our country gives them quite a foothold. I just dont see how integration of the countries can be averted.