A feature in The New York Times written by Damien Cave showed that the flow of immigrants from Mexico to the US is slowing.
Cave asserts that less people are coming to the US because the Mexican economy is improving. Educational opportunities and wages have increased and many young men prefer to stay. It used to be common that young men would flock to the US for jobs but with more opportunities available to them at home they see no reason to leave.
According to the story by Cave, who obtained statistics from the Pew Hispanic Center illegal border-crossings declined from 525,000 a year, between 2004 and 2009, to just over 100,000 last year.
The US recession cut into the income an immigrant worker can earn so many have determined that it’s not necessarily worth the risk. Many of these migrant workers come to the US to work legally with visas attained with the assistance of an immigration lawyer.
Improved economics isn’t the only reason for the decline. Increased crime at the borders and the high price of passage has made many migrants reassess the cost verses the benefits.
A person wishing to immigrate should hire an immigration attorney to obtain visas and apply for citizenship.
There are still 10 million illegal immigrants in the US, all of whom could retain an immigration lawyer to get the necessary and legal paperwork. Even though illegal crossings are slowing, deportations have increased.
