University of North Texas Economics Department and the Immigrant Research and Policy Center

1. David J. Molina University of North TexasEconomics Department and the Immigrant Research and Policy Center

2. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • Its provisions called for Mexico to cede 55% of its territory in exchange for fifteen million dollars in compensation for war-related damage to Mexican property. For a total of 525,000 square miles. Hence, $28.57 the square mile or $555.41 in 2006 prices • About 80,000 Mexicans stayed and took on US residence

3. U.S. – Mexico Background • José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz • (1830-1915) • President 1876- 1911(1880-1884) • Pobre Mexico tan lejos de Dios tan cerca de las Estados Unidos

6. Circa 1918

7. Remittance Receipts % of Mexican GDP

8. Remittance Receipts % of Italian GNP

9. Immigration

10. Percent of U.S. Population Foreign-Born Baby Boomers

11. Census Counts and Population Estimates for Hispanics, April 1, 2010 (U.S. total some states) (source: Hispanic PEW Center) (thousands) HISPANIC POPULATION CENSUS COUNT DIFFERENCEFROM CENSUS ESTIMATE Official Latest Census Census Count Estimate Amount Percent Alabama 186 160 +25 +15.9% Louisiana 193 170 +22 +13.2% South Dakota 22 25 -2 -10.1% Arizona 1,895 2,076 -180 -8.7% California 14,014 13,916 +97 +0.7% Texas 9,461 9,375 +86 +0.9%

12. States with Largest Unauthorized Immigrant Populations, 2010 (source: Hispanic PEW Center) (thousands) Estimated Population Range Percent of Pop U.S. Total 11,200 (10,700 - 11,700) 3.7% California 2,550 (2,350 - 2,750) 6.8% Texas 1,650 (1,450 - 1,850) 6.7% Florida 825 (725 - 950) 4.5%

14. Cost/Benefit Analysis:Federal vs. State and Local • State and Local Level (C.B.O, Dec 2007) • Education Cost, Education, Law Enforcement • State and local governments incur costs for providing services to unauthorized immigrants and have limited options for avoiding or minimizing those costs. • The amount that state and local governments spend on services for unauthorized immigrants represents a small percentage of the total amount spent by those governments to provide such services to residents in their jurisdictions.

15. Cost/Benefit Analysis:Federal vs. State and Local • The tax revenues that unauthorized immigrants generate for state and local governments do not offset the total cost of services provided to those immigrants. • Atlanta • Federal aid programs offer resources to state and local governments that provide services to unauthorized immigrants, but those funds do not fully cover the costs incurred by those governments. • Census “ADJUSTMENT”

16. Children of at least one Unauthorized Immigrant Parent With About 8% of US Births to at least one Unauthorized Immigrant Parent in 2008

17. Cost/Benefit Analysis:Federal vs. State and Local

18. Cost/Benefit Analysis:Federal vs. State and Local

19. Do Immigrants Impact Society in a Positive Way Attitudes toward Immigrants: A Cross-Country Perspective R. Todd Jewell University of North Texas Denton, Texas, USA Natalia Melgar University of the Republic Montevideo, Uruguay David J. Molina* University of North Texas Denton, Texas, USA Maximo Rossi University of the Republic Montevideo, Uruguay

20. Do Immigrants Impact Society in a Positive Way

21. Do Immigrants Impact Societyin a Positive Way