Good Hunting... from Varmint Al
Posted on 04/24/2012 8:15:28 PM PDT by neverdem
The largest wave of immigration in history from a single country to the United States has come to a standstill. After four decades that brought 12 million current immigrants—more than half of whom came illegally—the net migration flow from Mexico to the United States has stopped—and may have reversed, according to a new analysis by the Pew Hispanic Center of multiple government data sets from both countries.
The standstill appears to be the result of many factors, including the weakened U.S. job and housing construction markets, heightened border enforcement, a rise in deportations, the growing dangers associated with illegal border crossings, the long-term decline in Mexico’s birth rates and changing economic conditions in Mexico.
The report is based on the Center’s analysis of data from five different Mexican government sources and four U.S. government sources. The Mexican data come from the Mexican Decennial Censuses (Censos de Población y Vivienda), the Mexican Population Counts (Conteos de Población y Vivienda), the National Survey of Demographic Dynamics (Encuesta Nacional de la Dinámica Demográfica or ENADID), the National Survey of Occupation and Employment (Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo or ENOE), and the Survey on Migration at the Northern Border of Mexico (Encuesta sobre Migración en la Frontera Norte de México or EMIF-Norte).
The U.S. data come from the 2010 Census, the American Community Survey, the Current Population Survey and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Among the report’s key findings:
In the five-year period from 2005 to 2010, about 1.4 million Mexicans immigrated to the United States and about 1.4 million Mexican immigrants and their U.S.-born children moved from the United States to Mexico. In the five-year period a decade earlier (1995 to 2000), about 3 million Mexicans had immigrated to the U.S. and fewer than 700,000 Mexicans and their U.S. born-children had moved from the U.S. to Mexico.
This sharp downward trend in net migration has led to the first significant decrease in at least two decades in the number of unauthorized Mexican immigrants living in the U.S.—to 6.1 million in 2011, down from a peak of nearly 7 million in 2007. Over the same period the number of authorized Mexican immigrants rose modestly, from 5.6 million in 2007 to 5.8 million in 2011.
Mexicans now comprise about 58% of the unauthorized immigrants living in the United States. They also account for 30% of all U.S. immigrants. The next largest country of origin for U.S. immigrants, China, accounts for just 5% of the nation’s stock of nearly 40 million immigrants.
Apprehensions of Mexicans trying to cross the border illegally have plummeted by more than 70% in recent years, from more than 1 million in 2005 to 286,000 in 2011—a likely indication that fewer unauthorized immigrants are trying to cross. This decline has occurred at a time when funding in the U.S. for border enforcement—including more agents and more fencing—has risen sharply.
As apprehensions at the border have declined, deportations of unauthorized Mexican immigrants—some of them picked up at work or after being arrested for other criminal violations—have risen to record levels. In 2010, nearly 400,000 unauthorized immigrants—73% of them Mexicans—were deported by U.S. authorities.
Although most unauthorized Mexican immigrants sent home by U.S. authorities say they plan to try to return, a growing share say they will not try to come back to the U.S. According to a survey by Mexican authorities of repatriated immigrants, 20% of labor migrants in 2010 said they would not return, compared with just 7% in 2005.
Looking back over the entire span of U.S. history, no country has ever sent as many immigrants to this country as Mexico has in the past four decades. However, when measured not in absolute numbers but as a share of the immigrant population at the time, immigration waves from Germany and Ireland in the late 19th century equaled or exceeded the modern wave from Mexico.
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Understandable - unfortunately, has no bearing on the current situation. We still have to enforce the law.
What a crock of sh**. This is misdirection to try and take the subject of illegals out of the election campaigns.
They will tell their co-conspirators....
Stay Safe Doc !..:o)
The commie libs in the state run propaganda machine have been celebrating for the past 10 years the fact that the invasion from the south will make whitey a minority by 2025 if Algore’s prophecies don’t come true and destroy the Earf first. I wonder if they’re going to adjust the date.
Maybe the Mexicans have realized that things are better in Mexico than here right now. They should avoid coming up here until things shake themselves out.
Self deportation. Someone tell Chrissy Matthews.
Meanwhile, the 0bozo administration fights State Voter ID laws and State Immigration Laws all the while selectively enforcing immigration laws and in effect granting amnesty to illegals --all this premised upon making the claim that they can not handle the workload that this 'study' suggests does not exist.
It is very coincidental that this should be announced just when the supremes hear arguments regarding Arizona’s SB1070.
I would offer this simple view. Lots of houses stand empty right now...which five years ago...had owners in them and always doing some type of minor renovation. From my local area in Arlington, VA...I’d say that half of all the small renovation deals...were done by illegals. If the houses empty....small-time renovation has come to a close. Even if you do occupy a house...there’s fair odds that you are pretty cramped on money for improving your residence.
So I’m thinking that street illegal that you used to hire for a day of drywall work....has decided enough is enough...and returned to his hometown.
You have to admit...the US economy in most small towns in America...is stagnant. Without cash flow...why would an illegal in hopes of finding day-to-day employment linger around?
As part of the lowering unemployment rate is actually caused by people running out of benefits, so this stat of Mexicans no longer coming to America may be caused by the fact that all of them are already here, just waiting...waiting for the word from on high.
When the ILLEGAL migtration falls to negative 12 million (or whatever the number is now) then our work is done.
“Maybe Mexicans have realized things are better in Mexico than here right now...’’<< They should. Mexico’s GDP was 5% last year. Damn sight better than ours was at an anemic 1.2%.
I do.
Demographics, demographics, demographics. Demographics is destiny.
TFR in Mexico is only 2.27 children/women.
If we take 2.1 children as the ratio for population balance, that leaves 0.17 free to emigrate. That means only about 8 percent of the entire population would be free to emigrate, or only around 8 million people. Max. Even if you had unrestricted borders you’d get 8 million mexicans in the US over a period of 20 years.
This is a most interesting development. If this is accurate, the border security issue may work itself out and become less of an issue. The big question is whether this is a temporary blip caused largely by the recession or is it the beginning of something long term?
We have entire swaths of towns that are above 95%.
And that is nothing compared to Houston and San Antonio.
The population of Texas alone could account for this clowns' entire "estimate."
Area Name Texas
Total 25,883,999
Anglo 11,468,216
Black 2,978,813
Hispanic 10,219,674
Other 1,217,296
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chs/popdat/ST2011.shtm
Estimating that about half the "hispanic" population is comprised of illegals that comes to five million just in Texas.
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This is what I have a problem believing: "This sharp downward trend in net migration has led to the first significant decrease in at least two decades in the number of unauthorized Mexican immigrants living in the U.S.—to 6.1 million in 2011, down from a peak of nearly 7 million in 2007"
In my opinion MANY illegals have been authorized under 0b0z0's selective enforcement strategy comprising virtual amnesty.
I contend that the count comprising the actual number of illegals here in the US depends upon who does the counting and what the definition of 'authorized' is that they are using.
This is actually what everyone here should remind any liberal that tries to to make you feel guilty about sending illegal aliens back.
Good Hunting... from Varmint Al
Agreed. If they are illegal aliens, then they aren’t going to be documented, then how can you get an accurate count? It’s the same as all the ‘homeless’ surveys.
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