Illegal immigrants return to Mexico
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="shift">shift</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="census">census</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="hears">hears</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="Roughly">Roughly</span> 6.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="unauthorized">unauthorized</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pew">Pew</span> <span word="Hispanic">Hispanic</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="surpassed">surpassed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Depression">Depression</span>.</p><p><span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="persistently">persistently</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="service">service</span>-<span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="bust">bust</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="deportations">deportations</span>, <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="patrols">patrols</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="birthrate">birthrate</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> - <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> - <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> 760,000. <span word="The">The</span> 2007 <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="was">was</span> 12.6 <span word="million">million</span>.</p>
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