HS News Network Mexico: Fewer Coming, Fewer Leaving, and 3/5 of
Unauthorized Have Been Here for a Decade or Longer Photo:
Mexican Immigraiton Today, the Immigration Policy Center
releases a summary of recent data on Mexican migration to and
from the United States. This data provides an important reminder
that as migration patterns change over time, so too must U.S.
immigration policies. Fewer Mexicans are migrating to the United
States, fewer Mexican immigrants in the United States are
returning home, and immigrants from Mexico are parents to a new
generation of Mexican Americans who are U.S. citizens. New
reports from the Pew Hispanic Center and the RAND Corporation
provide useful information about the state of immigration today.
Although this data deals with Mexican immigrants as a whole and
not just the unauthorized, it is a useful indicator of what is
taking place in the unauthorized population. More than half (55
percent) of Mexican immigrants in the United States are
unauthorized, and roughly three-fift