Illegal immigrant's message to other wannabe workers: Stay put."Better not to come," Martinez said of anyone thinking about crossing into the U.S. illegally. "The situation is really bad."
That message seems to be getting through. There are numerous signs of a slowdown in illegal immigration.• A recent survey by Mexican authorities shows that fewer Mexicans say they are planning to seek work outside the country. In the third quarter of 2007, about 47,000 said they'd be packing their bags. That's down nearly one-third from the same quarter a year earlier. U.S. border authorities arrested just under 877,000 illegal crossers in fiscal 2007, which ended in September, down 20 percent compared to the year before. A drop in apprehensions is often interpreted as a sign that fewer migrants are attempting the trip.
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2007-12-26
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