Migration /tags/migration Migration en-US Copyright Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT Texas leads the country in net migration /news/2024-12-02/texas-leads-nation-net-migration-census Domestic migration is contributing to the population boom in Texas. Between people moving in and those moving out, Texas gained more than 133,000 new residents from other states last year. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-02/texas-leads-nation-net-migration-census Pablo Arauz Peña More than half a million people have moved to North Texas since 2020 /news/2024-11-07/north-texas-population-growth-demographics-2020 The latest population estimate shows the state overall grew by more than 5% — and much of that growth was in North Texas. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:16:54 GMT /news/2024-11-07/north-texas-population-growth-demographics-2020 Pablo Arauz Peña Migration along the U.S-Mexico border dropped significantly in January /news/2024-02-15/migration-along-the-u-s-mexico-border-dropped-significantly-in-january U.S. Border Patrol recorded 124,220 encounters between ports of entry along the southwest border last month, down 42% from December 2023 and is the lowest recorded so far during this fiscal year. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:14:59 GMT /news/2024-02-15/migration-along-the-u-s-mexico-border-dropped-significantly-in-january Marian Navarro, Dan Katz Immigrant advocates prepare residents for law that would make illegal entry to Texas a state crime /news/2023-12-13/immigrant-advocates-prepare-residents-for-law-that-would-make-illegal-entry-to-texas-a-state-crime Some immigrant rights groups say their members need to have a plan in case they're stopped by police after Senate Bill 4 is signed into law. Others say they plan to sue the state to keep the law from taking effect. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /news/2023-12-13/immigrant-advocates-prepare-residents-for-law-that-would-make-illegal-entry-to-texas-a-state-crime Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom Critics blast Texas' illegal entry bill they say is anti-immigrant, plan to sue /news/2023-11-15/texas-congressional-leaders-blast-illegal-entry-bill-they-say-is-anti-immigrant-plan-to-sue Texas Congressional leaders, LULAC say they'll challenge Senate Bill 4 and Mexico says it rejects legislation. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 01:05:00 GMT /news/2023-11-15/texas-congressional-leaders-blast-illegal-entry-bill-they-say-is-anti-immigrant-plan-to-sue Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom The migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexican border once were mostly Mexican men — but times have changed /news/2023-11-03/the-migrants-crossing-the-u-s-mexican-border-once-were-mostly-mexican-men-but-times-have-changed A decade or so ago, migrants coming to the U.S.-Mexico border were mostly Mexican males. Today, the makeup of migrants who want to cross the border is much more diverse. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT /news/2023-11-03/the-migrants-crossing-the-u-s-mexican-border-once-were-mostly-mexican-men-but-times-have-changed Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom Dozens of migrants perish in fire at migrant center in Ciudad Juarez /2023-03-28/dozens-of-migrants-perish-in-fire-at-migrant-center-in-ciudad-juarez Mexico’s president said Tuesday the fire started after some migrants set mattresses on fire inside the facility. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:01:44 GMT /2023-03-28/dozens-of-migrants-perish-in-fire-at-migrant-center-in-ciudad-juarez Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom Sunday menudo and a presidential motorcade: El Pasoans brace for Biden’s visit /texas-news/2023-01-08/sunday-menudo-and-a-presidential-motorcade-el-pasoans-brace-for-bidens-visit As El Pasoans prepare for President Biden's first visit to the border, some say his trip won't have an immediate effect on the migrant crisis the city has been grappling with. Sun, 08 Jan 2023 18:20:05 GMT /texas-news/2023-01-08/sunday-menudo-and-a-presidential-motorcade-el-pasoans-brace-for-bidens-visit Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom Without enough workers in the U.S. to fill jobs, ranches and farms in Texas look abroad /politics/2022-12-21/without-enough-workers-in-the-u-s-to-fill-jobs-ranches-and-farms-in-texas-look-abroad An analysis by The Texas Newsroom found a 36% increase in the demand for foreign workers in the state in just one year. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:52:43 GMT /politics/2022-12-21/without-enough-workers-in-the-u-s-to-fill-jobs-ranches-and-farms-in-texas-look-abroad Sergio Martínez-Beltrán Fewer migrants than expected arrive in Dallas after Supreme Court decision on Title 42 /immigration/2022-12-20/migrants-arrive-in-dallas-from-the-border Volunteers in Dallas are still welcoming some migrants following the Supreme Court’s decision Monday to keep in place a Trump-era immigration policy, but they worry about the implications for migrants stuck at the border. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:49:38 GMT /immigration/2022-12-20/migrants-arrive-in-dallas-from-the-border Pablo Arauz Peña