
Immigration from Mexico is way down (pdf):
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 currentimmigrants—most of whomcame illegally—the net migration flow from Mexico to the United States hasstopped and may have reversed, according to a new analysis of government data from both countries by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center
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 broader economic conditions in Mexico.