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False. The inflow counts included only adult Mexican nationals known to enter (e.g. legally or known illegal entrants). The outflow counts included everyone: a
by DrScump 9y ago
False.
The inflow counts included only adult Mexican nationals known to enter (e.g. legally or known illegal entrants). The outflow counts included everyone: adults, children, and non-Mexican nationals crossing the border southbound (even if they were from Central or South America), plus some US-born children who are likely to return).
- Retric 9y agoSource? US illegal population is estimated to be lower now than in 2007. But, we don't exactly have specific numbers for all of these border crossings. There was net migration in legal immigration from Mexico to the US from 2010-2014 but amounted to less than 4,000 people.
- DrScump 9y agoSource? The sources are quoted right on the Pew website. They get the inflow and outflow numbers from different sources with different methodologies for counting. Read them. Remember, Pew Hispanic is an advocacy group; ". There was net migration in legal immigration from Mexico to the US from 2010-2014 but amounted to less than 4,000 people." Source? And methodology?