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The number, which is the lowest since the early 1970s, of illegal migrants arrested for trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2011. This and other government data suggest that the historic flood of Mexican migration north has slowed dramatically.

The number, which is the lowest since the early 1970s, of illegal migrants arrested for trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2011. This and other government data suggest that the historic flood of Mexican migration north has slowed dramatically.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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