Thursday, March 01, 2012

Report: Tough immigration laws don't make illegal immigrants 'self-deport'

Even though they are sometimes afraid to stay here, the immigrants decide it is better to take the chance. It is not that easy to just "up and move" back to their home country. - - Donna Poisl

By DUSTIN VOLZ - Cronkite News Service

WASHINGTON - Strong family ties, the cost of returning to their native countries and fewer economic opportunities back home have kept illegal immigrants in the U.S., despite strict immigration laws here, a new report claims.

The report, released Wednesday by the Center for American Progress, said tough laws like Arizona's SB 1070 do not prompt illegal immigrants to "self-deport." Instead, those people either stay where they are, but "in the shadows," or they move to neighboring cities, counties or states, it said.
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