327,577

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.

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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.

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Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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