Young men in Mexico say the US no longer offers them a better future

[CactusCarlos]

In a typical year, the young men in this agricultural region of western Mexico would have made the journey north to America. But not this year or for this generation: a better future across the border is a promise they no longer trust.

"For years, we dreamed of America, but now that dream is no good," says 18-year-old Pedro Morales, sitting in the elegant Spanish colonial square of Comala under the shadow of the spectacular Volcan de Fuego. "There are no jobs and too many problems. We don't want to go."

In an historic shift, the tide of immigration from Mexico to the US has stalled. Villages that were empty of young men are now full. A report published by the Pew Hispanic Center this week confirmed what was already anecdotally clear: the largest wave of immigration in US history has stalled and is now close to slipping into reverse.

The rest: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/25/young-men-mexico-us-future?CMP=twt_gu

[thundley4]

I don't trust these stories.   They would seem to be helping Obama and the left by implying that securing the border is no longer needed, and that we just have to do something with the illegals already here.

[Delmar]

So the Obama economy is so bad that the Mexicans have quit coming?  The situation isn't hopeless.  Maybe Obama's America still looks pretty attractive to the Guatemalans.