Job-Seeking Mexicans Look Beyond Northern Border Simon Thompson - KRWG
go to original October 22, 2016

Mexican national Isela Montalban moved to Munich, Germany five years ago because of the quality of life and opportunity. (Isela Montalban)

Last year, the Pew Research Center reported more Mexicans leaving the U.S. than coming in due in large part to fewer available jobs. At the same time more Mexicans are moving to other first world economies. Simon Thompson reports:

It’s one of the largest migrations in modern history; Mexicans moving to the United States. But a 2015 Pew Research Center report revealed a reversal of that flow more Mexicans are leaving the U.S. than coming in. Institute of Mexicans Abroad data reveals that instead more and more Mexicans are going to other countries.

“Of course, no one wants to go back to Mexico. No one! “ said Isela Montalban.

Montalban is from Tepic, Mexico. She says she wanted to come to the U.S. to expand her career horizons and complete a masters degree but Mexican friends already here talked her out it.

“I have heard that a lot of people went to the USA, they wanted to go to the USA and anyhow for me it is a country it has many troubles.” Montalban said “I get the feeling Latinos are not well paid in America.”

So Montalban went to Germany where she works for an international logistics company. She says she was impressed by excellent salaries, a high standard of living and the benefits employees are entitled to such as sick and maternity leave.

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