The former chair of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Jorge I. Dominguez is an expert on Latin American relations. Jorge Dominguez has written many articles in that field, such as one covering the changing proportion of Mexican residents who are entering the United States illegally.
Although Mexicans are often associated with illegal immigration, their proportion of undocumented arrivals is actually decreasing. In fiscal year 2019, 62 percent of undocumented immigrants came from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, as opposed to only 25 percent from Mexico. This is a sharp drop from 2004, when as many as 92 percent of undocumented arrivals were Mexican. This change is also reflected in the overall tally of Mexicans living illegally in the United States. In 2017, 4.9 million Mexicans were in this category, compared to 10.5 million unauthorized residents from all countries, placing Mexicans in the minority for the first time in 50 years. Why this change in the 21st century? Various explanations have been offered, such as border walls, fewer interdictions, and improvement in the Mexican economy. However, demography is likely the most valid reason. The Mexican birth rate has fallen from 29.1 per 1,000 in 1990 to 16.6 per 1,000 in 2022, paralleling a rise in contraception among Mexican women.
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