What do U think Some Immigrants Opting to Return to Mexico construction jobs will be available?
Some Mexican immigrants who came to the U.S. in search of a better life are packing up and moving back to their native country, as many are having doubts about staying in Las Vegas.
Thousands of legal and illegal immigrants have lost their jobs and aren’t making enough to survive and send money back home.
"It’s been kind of hard for the Mexican community, especially in the last few months, because of the layoffs with the construction workers. There’s fear because they don’t have a job right now and some of them are returning to Mexico," said Mexican Consulate Fernando de la Torre.
The Mexican Consulate for Nevada says in recent months they have seen an increase in the number of people opting to go back to Mexico. Their economy is hurting over there, but many Mexican immigrants have a family support system back home.
For some, it’s more profitable to move back to Mexico. President Felipe Calderon has budgeted billion into building highways and bridges, so construction jobs will be available. The majority of Mexican immigrants make it a priority to send money back to their families in Mexico. In the last three months, the amount of money sent over the border has dropped 30-percent
5 Responses
Barney
25 Apr 2010
Yo it’s Me
25 Apr 2010
You would think, but no, enough will stay to tie up most of the jobs and keep the wages so low that nobody cut illegals can afford to do them.
Camilla M
25 Apr 2010
Every one is struggleing including USA citizins. Illegals should not be here in the first place so it is rightthat they go back home unless they take thesteps to be LEGAL.
r l
25 Apr 2010
yo has it right. enough will stay to tie up most of the jobs and keep the wages so low that nobody but illegals can afford to do them. we need to really shut down the border and export illegals
Panacea
25 Apr 2010
The amount of money sent over the border should be 0. That’s money stolen out of the US economy and represents americans doing without. In the case of poorer americans, it means going without food, clothing and shelter.
For almost all of us, that stolen money represents a loss of our futures prospects.
Well…..that’s the best news I’ve heard all week. Too bad it isn’t at epidemic proportions. I’ll bet you this though, a large portion of the $25 billion el presidente Felipe Calderon is spending, came from the U.S. in the form of additional imports or hot off the press cash.