ACs Influence And Drive Change In The Global Migration System Flashcards
What is the USA’s GDP per capita?
$70,000
What is the USA’s annual economic growth?
5.9%
What percentage of the USA work in services or science?
80%
In 2018 how many immigrants were living in the USA and what percentage of the total population was this?
44.7 million
13.7%
What could immigrants possibly get from the USA’s positive immigration policy?
A green card = permanent stay
What do the USA think is important regarding migrants?
Family reunification
What sort of people emigrate from the USA?
Highly skilled workers in education, IT and communications
Where do USA emigrants migrate to?
Countries with political, economical, historical ties
Canada, UK, EU countries
What percentage of immigrants in the USA are Mexican?
25%
How many annual visas are available for reuniting families?
480,000
How many visas are available for migrants with valuable skills?
140,000
How does the USA promote diversity?
Randomly assigning 50,000 visas a year to countries with low immigration rates to the USA
How does the USA help migrants with humanitarian reliefs
Provide temporary visas to people escaping natural disasters
How much money does reciprocal manufacturing trade create per day between the USA and Mexico?
$1.4 billion
What Mexican sectors have improved from bilateral trade with USA FDI?
Aerospace and IT
What sectors do low skilled Mexicans work in in the USA?
Agriculture
Construction
Low paid services
In 2015 how much money was made from Mexican remittances? What % of Mexican GDP was this?
$25.2 billion
2.2%
In 2018 how many Mexicans were living in the USA?
38.5 million
Mexico and the USA have each others largest ________ groups
Diaspora
What sort of social issues do the USA and Mexico cooperate on?
Border security
Drug trade
Human trafficking
What environmental issues do Mexico and the USA deal with?
Water scarcity
Management of Colorado river basin
Ecology of the Sonoran desert
How many estimated unauthorised immigrants are there in the USA?
10.9 million
How do the US Department of Homeland Security tackle illegal immigrants?
More border agents on the southern maritime and land borders as well as the west coast
What is the integration of immigrant groups like in the USA?
Uneven depending on the group size
What happens to resources and services in highly concentrated immigrant areas?
Stress on supply
What kind of people does the USA’s immigration policy attract?
Persons of extraordinary ability
Arts, science, athletics, business
What is the demographic of most migrants like?
Young working age
What do immigrant consumers help with?
Job creation
Business start ups
Wealth generation
In 2018 what % of Mexicans were employed in USA services?
29%
What kind of jobs generally do immigrant populations take?
Low paid
Unattractive to USA-born citizens
