According to a new report, the number of people leaving Mexico to reside in the United States (legally and illegally) has sharply declined over the last decade. Researchers at the University of Texas San Antonio and the University of New Hampshire report that, between 2008 and 2012, about 819,000 people migrated from Mexico to the United States. This is a 57 percent decrease from the previous time period (2003-2007) when 1.9 million Mexicans migrated to the United States.
According to the publication’s authors, the major reason for this decline is a change in economics in the U.S. Additional reasons include a declining Mexican fertility rate, stronger border security and enhanced detention and deportations of illegal migrants.
