More evidence of the U.S. nonrecovery? A growing number of Mexicans believe the opportunities are better on their side of the border.
"Home Again in Mexico: Illegal Immigration Hits Net Zero" (Christian Science Monitor)
Tiny Tamaula is the new face of rural Mexico: Villagers are home again as the illegal immigration boom drops to net zero
One million Mexicans said they returned from the US between 2005 and 2010, according to a new dem-ographic study of Mexican census data. That's three times the number who said they'd returned in the previous five-year period.
And they aren't just home for a visit: One prominent sociologist in the US has counted "net zero" migration for the first time since the 1960s.
I wonder how long it will be before a flood of Americans are sneaking over to their side of the border?
Michael J. Panzner
