Puebla to Philly

I got my first confirmation today that there is a huge concentration of Poblanos in Philly... There isn´t a good reason why there are so many Poblanos there except that some of teh first people that left Puebla went to Philly and then brought family, cousins, neighbors, friends, etc... and now Philly has become a good place for Poblanos to go. 

Amazingly enough, the town that we were in for horseback riding officially has a population of 25,000 people, but only 10,000 actually live there becaues 15,000! have moved to the US to work.  Perhaps that is a bit extreme compared to other parts of the country, but it puts things in perspective.  Also, imagine what losing half of your populatoin is like, especially when the majority of the population that leaves is young and male.  It must devestate an already rough economy....