The number of college-educated Mexican immigrants in the US has risen more than 150% since 2000, according to a study released Thursday. - SuzGamboa
"Much of the immigration debate in this country is framed around illegal immigration from Mexico," said Andrew Selee, president of the Migration Policy Institute and a co-author of the study."But in fact there is a dramatic change in the profile of Mexican immigrants coming to the United States."
The findings contradict language President Donald Trump has used to describe Mexican immigrants, particularly when he said, in announcing his presidential bid in 2015, that they were bringing drugs and crime to the U.S. and that some were"In Texas, the number of Mexicans with bachelor’s degrees rose to 185,000 from 61,000 over the same period. The state has the second-largest number of Mexicans with college degrees, behind California, which has 215,000 with degrees.
The researchers said that naturalized citizens made up the largest share of Mexican college graduates, but unauthorized immigrants and legal permanent residents also are well represented. Temporary visa holders were a smaller share, but more likely to have a college degree. He said with that reality added to the conversation, a merit-based immigration system, depending on how it is constructed, may not exclude Mexicans and Latin Americans.This increase in educational attainment comes as Mexican migration has slowed because the country's economy has improved, as the U.S. has hardened its border enforcement and as Mexico's birth rates have dropped.
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