| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | December 2008 
Mexico Prepares for an Influx
 Chicago Tribune
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There are signs that Immigration to the U.S. is no longer as attractive an option for Mexican immigrants:
• The Pew Hispanic Center says the Hispanic immigrant labor force in the U.S. decreased by 217,000 between the third quarter of 2007 and the third quarter of 2008.
• The Mexican Foreign Ministry reports a nearly 30 percent increase from 2007 to 2008 in citizens who filed paperwork to move belongings from the U.S. to Mexico, although the sample size is small.
In response, Mexico is bracing for a possible influx of citizens returning for good.
• Mexico City is offering unemployment insurance and other benefits for an estimated 30,000 returnees.
• A federal micro-loan program is offering loans to returnees at favorable rates.
• The state of Zacatecas is offering a fund to start small businesses and is allowing returning immigrants to certify the job skills they learned in the U.S. |
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