Question

The shift with mexico's northern neighbor is especially stark. americans now make up more than three-quarters of mexico's roughly one million documented foreigners, up from around two-thirds in 2000, leading to a historic milestone: more americans have been added to the population of mexico over the past few years than mexicans have been added to the population of the united states, according to government data in both nations. mexican migration to the united states has reached an equilibrium, with about as many mexicans moving north from 2005 to 2010 as those returning south. the number of americans legally living and working in mexico grew to more than 70,000 in 2012 from 60,000 in 2009, a number that does not include many students and retirees, those on tourist visas or the roughly 350,000 american children who have arrived since 2005 with their mexican parents. –"for migrants, new land of opportunity is mexico," damien cave which misconception about mexico does this passage refute? the united states cannot stem the tide of rising mexican immigration. more mexicans are moving to the us than americans are moving to mexico. the number of migrant workers emigrating to mexico has declined in recent years. employment opportunities in mexico have become more attractive in recent years.

a. The United States cannot stem the tide of rising Mexican immigration.
b. More Mexicans are moving to the US than Americans are moving to Mexico.
c. The number of migrant workers emigrating to Mexico has declined in recent years.
d. Employment opportunities in Mexico have become more attractive in recent years.

Answer 1

The misconception that this passage refutes is that more Mexicans are moving to the US than Americans are moving to Mexico.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage refutes the misconception that more Mexicans are moving to the US than Americans are moving to Mexico. The passage states that more Americans have been added to the population of Mexico over the past few years than Mexicans have been added to the population of the United States. This means that the number of Americans moving to Mexico has exceeded the number of Mexicans moving to the US. Therefore, option b. is the misconception that this passage refutes.