So says the New York Times after a review of Mexican census figures. The main pull factor -- jobs -- has basically disappeared for the time being.
One of the leading academic voices on undocumented migration has just published a book with us. Jacqueline Maria Hagan is the author of Migration Miracle: Faith, Hope, and Meaning on the Undocumented Journey, in which she examines the role of faith and spirituality in shaping the migration and settlement experiences of contemporary immigrants. It's a story as old as America (remember the Pilgrims? Or a little place called Utah?), and by connecting the dots between our oldest immigrants and our newest ones, Hagan takes the story of undocumented immigration off the newspaper page and out of the mouth of the cable news shouter and presents it as the intensely human experience that it is for those who undertake the journey.
Hagan spoke recently at the Annapolis Book Festival; you can catch her appearance on C-SPAN's Book-TV this Sunday.
