Question

Generally speaking, people who immigrate from Mexico to the United States do so because they want to A) later immigrate further north into Canada. B) escape the country's long-running civil war. C) apply for free college tuition in the United States. D) have more economic opportunities for themselves and their children.

Answer 1

D) have more economic opportunities for themselves and their children.

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Answer 2

D) have more economic opportunities for themselves and their children.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mexicans represent the largest unauthorized immigrant group in the United States. The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) estimates that as of 2016, approximately 6 million (53 percent) of the estimated 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States were from Mexico.

Mexico is also the largest origin country among beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides temporary deportation Mexican and work authorization. As of May 31, 2018, there were 560,020 Mexicans participants in the DACA program—representing 80 percent of the 702,250 active DACA recipients, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).