impacts on Mexico

Question 1

positive - low birth rate

Answer 1

as mostly young Mexican men have migrated, this has lowered Mexicos birth rate

Question 2

positive - reduced overcrowding

Answer 2

reduced overcrowding means less pressure on housing, healthcare, schools which may increase standard of these services

Question 3

positive - migrant workers return with skills

Answer 3

migrant workers may return with skills they have learned abroad

Question 4

negative - economy

Answer 4

lack of working population has affected Mexico’s economy as there are less taxpayers

Question 5

negative - die getting there

Answer 5

300-400 Mexicans die annually crossing the Sonoran Desert or drowning in the Rio Grande river

Question 6

negative - productivity decrease

Answer 6

Gaps in Mexico’s workforce have been filled by the elderly dependants which has affected the economy and decreased productivity

Question 7

positive - remittances

Answer 7

1 in 10 Mexican families rely on remittances from migrant workers.

Mexicos 3rd largest source of income (in 2020, the amount of remittances sent to Mexico equaled $40 billion)

Question 8

negative - brain drain

Answer 8

Working population who are educated and skilled usually help the country develop. However, they migrate to USA for better wages and so ‘Brain drain’