Jeffrey Passel
Jeffrey Passel
fertility high large levels moderately numbers translate
Even moderately high levels of fertility translate into large numbers of births.
clearly coming data fairly growth immigrants living number numbers seen shows steady stopping
We've seen a fairly steady growth in the number of undocumented immigrants living here, and this data shows very sizable numbers coming in. We're clearly not stopping them at the border.
coming mexico people security
The security has done more to keep people from going back to Mexico than it has to keep them from coming in.
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Especially if we look at the Mexicans, these are people with fairly low levels of formal education. They're not able to get licensing or credentials in the United States because of their status, so the kinds of jobs available to them in the United States are somewhat limited.
expansion huge jobs
There was a huge expansion in the jobs that the undocumented did.
both faster grown illegal immigrants legal major number special texas
Texas is a special case. The number of both legal and illegal immigrants has grown faster in Texas than in other major states.
both employment labor mexico migration seeing tied
When unemployment went up, unauthorized migration from Mexico went down. When unemployment went down, unauthorized migration from Mexico went up . . . What we're seeing is a labor migration that is tied to employment opportunities, both here and abroad.
built clearly deployed dying efforts people stopping trying
We've built fences, and we've built more fences, and we've deployed a lot of high-tech equipment, and ... clearly people are still getting in in substantial numbers. It's more expensive, and more people are dying trying to get in, but the efforts there are clearly not stopping the migrants from getting in.
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The border patrol is actually helping to keep people in the United States, rather than out.
boom economy economy-and-economics flow increased peak rather
The boom in the U.S. economy at the end of 1990s increased flow by 35 percent, but that peak was rather short-lived.
border effect hard security
It's been very hard to find any effect from border security.
picture
The picture we get is that of young, working families.
coming families labor overall picture
The overall picture is that of young, working families coming to the U.S. to participate in the labor market.
bunch population single
This population is a bunch of families, not a bunch of single guys.