By Gabriella Landeros
Mexican President Felipe Calderón told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Tuesday that an apparent decrease in immigration from Mexico to the U.S. can be attributed to improved economic conditions.
“We are reducing migration to the United States almost to zero in net terms,” Calderón said. “Because we are creating job opportunities in Mexico, educational opportunities for young people, health services and health care for [the] entire nation.”
Calderón added that American efforts to combat illegal immigration also played a role.
Calderón’s statement comes one day after the Pew Research Center released a study displaying a freeze in immigration levels from Mexico. Pew attributed the shift to “the weakened U.S. job market, heightened border enforcement, a rise in deportations, the growing dangers associated with illegal border crossings” as well as the economic factors touted by Calderón.
In the rest of his remarks, the Mexican president painted a rosy picture of his country’s economy.
“We grew last year … 4% in our GDP and we were able to create almost 600,000 new jobs in the formal sector in net terms,” Calderón said.
The President named specific areas that have spurred conditions, including an expansive effort to rebuild or build “almost 20,000 kilometers of highways, country roads, and roads in Mexico” and efforts to ease the bureaucracy facing those wishing to open small businesses.
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