Thursday, October 16, 2014
Mexican Immigrants in the United States
Large-scale Mexican migration to the United States began in the early 20th century, motivated by labor demands in the United States and political unrest in Mexico. Throughout the 20th century, major reforms to the U.S. immigration system played a role in shaping the size and character of Mexican immigration flows. Since 1980, Mexicans have been the largest immigrant group in the United States. As of 2013, approximately 11.6 million Mexican immigrants resided in the United States—up from 2.2 million in 1980—and Mexicans accounted for 28 percent of the country’s 41.3 million foreign born.
For much, much more on Mexican migratyion to the United States, check out this Migration Policy Institute paper.
KJ
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2014/10/mexican-immigrants-in-the-united-states.html