Mexico loses more than just workers when its people cross the U.S. border illegally in search of jobs. It loses fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, sisters and brothers. It loses social structure.
The remittances expatriates send home can never compensate for the loss of people whose energy, talents and integrity are essential to Mexico's future.
Remittances - nearly $24 billion in 2007, according to the Mexico's Central Bank - help individual families but have a corrosive effect on Mexico. Without them, political pressure would build at home to create jobs.Without the relief valve illegal migration offers for Mexico's unemployed, there would be enormous demand to deal with the corruption and lack of opportunity in Mexico.
Mexico is showing a welcome recognition of the downside of illegal immigration.
Earlier this year, Mexican President Felipe Calderón called it his "duty" to create opportunities at home. "I'm not a president who likes to see Mexicans leave the country, because every immigrant who leaves Mexico represents a loss," he said in February.
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Importance: Stimulating job growth at home and discouraging illegal immigration will help build and strengthen the Mexican economy. Before the government was actually encouraging illegal immigration by handing out booklets that gave safety tips; now that they realize the detrimental effects immigration is having on the economy they are beginning to change their mind, now printing booklets depicting the hardships and danger of attempting illegal immigration.
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The remittances expatriates send home can never compensate for the loss of people whose energy, talents and integrity are essential to Mexico's future.
Remittances - nearly $24 billion in 2007, according to the Mexico's Central Bank - help individual families but have a corrosive effect on Mexico. Without them, political pressure would build at home to create jobs.Without the relief valve illegal migration offers for Mexico's unemployed, there would be enormous demand to deal with the corruption and lack of opportunity in Mexico.
Mexico is showing a welcome recognition of the downside of illegal immigration.
Earlier this year, Mexican President Felipe Calderón called it his "duty" to create opportunities at home. "I'm not a president who likes to see Mexicans leave the country, because every immigrant who leaves Mexico represents a loss," he said in February.
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Importance: Stimulating job growth at home and discouraging illegal immigration will help build and strengthen the Mexican economy. Before the government was actually encouraging illegal immigration by handing out booklets that gave safety tips; now that they realize the detrimental effects immigration is having on the economy they are beginning to change their mind, now printing booklets depicting the hardships and danger of attempting illegal immigration.
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