There is no doubt that the largest
proportion of undocumented immigrants in the U.S come from or through Mexico.
It makes sense considering the proximity of the country, our history with the country,
for example: states like California, Texas, and Arizona (there are more states
I know) used to be part of Mexico. Also, not everyone coming through Mexico, is
Mexican. There are large groups coming from other places.
So where do the other groups come from?
Let’s look at some numbers:
1. 6.72
from Mexico
2. 1.78
from South and Central America
3. 1.17
from Asia
Here are some specific 2012 numbers
2012 Country Populations
1. Mexico 6,720,000
2. El Salvador 690,000
3. Guatemala 560,000
4. Honduras 360,000
5. Philippines 310,000
6. India 260,000
7. Korea 230,000
8. China 210,000
9. Ecuador 170,000
10. Vietnam 160,000
All Countries 11,430,000
Why do people want t come
into the U.S? Opportunity, and we should be flattered because that says a lot
about the potential in the U.S, and there are enough stats out there proving
that these undocumented people are not here stealing our jobs. Quite the contrary.
I am not going to get
into politics, because I am not looking at this from a political point of view.
I should also point out that there are whole continents missing from these
numbers because somehow, they are not reported in the same way (save that for
another post).
This is a nation of
immigrants remember, and history is repeating itself; but is it for good or
bad? Let us not fear each other, let’s just learn who are.
Dr Flavius A B Akerele III
The ETeam
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