ABSTRACT
Official Mexican interest is more vague and depends a good deal on US attitudes. The Mexican concern for the economic development of high "push" regions dates back several decades. The economic depression in Mexico has probably speeded up the pace of migration and made it more sizeable. It is also likely to have increased the will of Mexican government officials to avoid unnecessary bilateral frictions and to satisfy the requirements of US policy. Agricultural prices were brought down by politically and economically controlling the producers of staple grains. Many high emigration municipalities of Zacatecas have increasingly been growing commercial fruit, mainly guavas and peaches. Zacatecas has some features that make it particularly attractive for national tourism. Mexico is engaged in an ambitious program for the promotion of international tourism. Municipalities with the highest emigration rates were determined by a procedure based on returning migrants identified by the 1980 census.
