Study: Improved economy draws illegal immigrants
"Illegal immigration is a market indicator," said Roy Beck, CEO of NumbersUSA, an Arlington, Va.-based think tank that advocates lower levels of legal and illegal immigration. "They all got gigantic networks of family and friends who are already here sending information back and forth. So this is basically another sign that the economy is picking up."http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/25/improved-economy-draws-immigrants/1658975/
By Alan Gomez in USA Today