Mexican migration boom coming to an end; more moved from U.S. to Mexico than reverse
Mexican migration boom coming to an end; more moved from U.S. to Mexico than reverse
- November 19, 2015
- Leo Chavez, anthropology professor, is quoted in the Orange County Register Nov. 19, 2015
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From the OC Register:
“Mexico has an aging population, just like the United States,” said Leo Chavez, a
UC Irvine professor who has written on immigration patterns. In Mexico, “young people
have fewer older people to compete with in the labor market and there are fewer younger
people because fertility rates are low.”
For the full story, please visit http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mexicans-693025-mexico-new.html.
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