As more and more Mexicans make their homes in the U.S. it’s changing the economies of both countries. In the Midwest, low-skilled industries have been pretty much riding on the wave of Mexican immigration. That is just one of the findings in a report supported by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. This report describes demographic and socioeconomic features of immigration across the Midwest region. Rob Paral is the author and a research fellow at the Immigration Policy Center of the American Immigration Law Foundation.