As US Immigration Reform Bill Debated, Mexicans Generally Hopeful Mark Jacobs - MarkeJacobsLaw.com
go to original April 25, 2013

Here in Texas, nearly 60 percent of our immigrant population is Mexican-born, although people from Mexico only make up 29 percent of all immigrants to the U.S. Those numbers take into account people who have visas or green cards, naturalized U.S. citizens, and unauthorized immigrants.

Keeping in mind that the immigration reform bill being debated in Congress affects people from many countries, it's certainly useful to get a sense of what those born in Mexico may think about the proposal. To find out, the Associated Press and Fox News Latino recently asked immigration experts and immigrant advocates how they were feeling.

Overall, they were pretty hopeful. "The commitment expressed by President Barack Obama and members of both parties in Congress on this issue is very encouraging," said a press release by Mexico's Foreign Relations Department.

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