According to an article in the New York Times, illegal immigrants in Mexico are currently paying between $3,000 to $5,000 to be smuggled from Mexico to Los Angeles.

Also, the article reports that  32 percent of immigrants in the United States are from Mexico, and more than half of them are considered illegal immigrants.

Source:  Julia Preston, “Mexican Data Show Migration to U.S. in Decline,” New York Times, May 14, 2009.