No Surprises: Arrests on Southern Border Drop as U.S. Economy Flounders

Spencer Hsu reports for the Washington Post that “The number of arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped 27 percent this year, a decline that could put the figure at its lowest level since the early 1970s, federal officials said yesterday.”   This makes perfect sense if one views undocumented immigration — and immigration generally — as primarily a labor market phenomenon.  Fewer jobs equal less migration.

KJ