There are no jobs in Mexico…right? Illegal aliens come into the U.S. because there is no work at home…right?
Wrong.
Pew Hispanic Center Report: Unemployment Plays Small Role in Spurring Mexican Migration to U.S.
Washington, DC –
The vast majority of undocumented migrants from Mexico were gainfully employed before they left for the United States, according to a Pew Hispanic Center report released today. The report suggests that failure to find work at home does not seem to be the primary reason that the estimated 6.3 million undocumented migrants from Mexico have come to the U.S.
Once they arrive and pass through a relatively brief period of transition and adjustment, migrants have little trouble finding work, according to the study. Family and social networks play a significant role in this; large shares of migrants report talking to people they know in the U.S. about job opportunities and living with relatives after arrival. They easily make transitions into new jobs, even though most find themselves working in industries that are new to them. Also, many are paid at minimum-wage levels or below, and it is not uncommon for these workers to experience relatively long spells of unemployment.
Illegals come here because, for now wages are considerably higher here than in Mexico.
That is changing, but it is clear that the illegals are scoming for the same reasons that the elected officials are ignoring their sworn duty and that they are coming for the same reasons that profiterring bankers [1] and employer [2]s illegally open acounts, make mortgage loans and hire illegals. For the money.
Follow the money every time.
Read the rest here. [3]