Immigrants leaving Nevada as economy sours
Photo by Andy Barron
Joaquin Arista and his wife Beatiz Trejo make tortas at their place of business on Well Ave.
Question: Is the economy affecting immigration?
Answer:
Illegal and legal immigrants in Northern Nevada appear to be heading home as our economy stumbles.
Less money sent abroadThe economic downturn is causing immigrants here to send less money to their families abroad.
More return home
More Hispanic immigrants are expected to return to their home countries because they are unable to find jobs in
Northern Nevada.
Local trend mirrors U.S.
The local trend of returning mirrors a nationwide trend: For the first time in a decade the number of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. fell below the number of those entering the country legally.
Fewer illegal immigrants
This summer, the Center for Immigration Studies said that the number of illegal immigrants in the United States had
declined by 1.3 million, down to 11.2 million.
By Cyndi Loza
Contributing authors: Frank X. Mullen, Associated Press
Local Hispanic immigrants, both legal and illegal, are heading back to their home countries as the U.S. economic climate worsens, community members, advocates and school officials said.
Those who remain are sending less money to their families abroad as
construction and service industry jobs dry up.
“What traditionally happens is that people come here to work when the economy is thriving,” said Leslie A. Mix, former general manager for Univision. “People will work two, three jobs at any given time to save whatever they can and then send that money home to any family they’ve left behind.
Immigrants leaving Nevada as economy sours • Cyndi Loza
Most Americans can survive the recession but not illegal immigration.
I am willing to give a little more for a little less illegal aliens. I will do without my COLA and other benefits if is mean ridding the country of illegals. I million don't sound like much, but I can already see the difference here in Reno, But the Hispanic crime is on the rise. With shooting and gang violence. Even they are leaving because crime is not paying here as it once was.
