international migration case study MEXICO-US Flashcards
How many mexicans live in the USA
11 million
very strong concentration of mexicans where in the USA
along the border between the 2 of them ( texas, california)
is it the largest immigrant community in the world
yes
how many in 10 mexicans live in the US
1 in 10, and half of them illegally
this is an example of a high, low, middle income country migration?
MIC to HIC
is migration growing now
no its decreasing
why is migration decreasing
- tougher economic conditions in the USA have made migration less attractive
- The US Border Patrol has made illegal immigration much more difficult to achieve.
mexico is becoming more developed
WHY IS THIS MIGRATION OCCURRING ?
PUSH
- quality of life is not amazing
- a lot of poverty (44.5%)
- malnourishment
- high unemployment
- climate change
- crime
WHY IS THIS MIGRATION OCCURRING ?
PULL
- more jobs
- better quality of life
- better access to healthcare and education
- Chances to develop more and new skills
-Higher paying jobs - much higher average incomes in the USA
POSITIVE IMPACTS ON MEXICO
High value of remittances (biggest flow) great for the national income as mexico is only exceeded by the oil exports (over 22 million in 2011) (55.9billion in 2022 remittances)
Less pressure on unemployment as people tend to leave areas where the unemployment rate is very high.
Lower pressure on housing stock and public services (especially in the cities where people are leaving)
NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON MEXICO
Loss of skilled and enterprise people (losing the more driven/most qualified and bright people)
Change of population structure because of emigration of young adults (particularly male)
People moving back and having different and new views and opinions which can be destabilizing for the economy
POSITIVE IMPACTS ON USA
Much higher average incomes
Lower unemployment rates
NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON USA
Undermines the opportunities of low skilled US workers
negative environmental effects because of increasing population
Threatens established US cultural values
The global economic crisis saw that unemployment was to rise by about 10%, the worst job situation in 25 years
People will resent the mexicans, especially if they are unemployed
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE BY THE AUTHORITIES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES RELATED TO THIS MIGRATION
Built a fence (physical barriers)
Increase of law enforcement agents at the border
Reducing the number of green cards given to people
Made it harder for people to pass illegally, harder and more dangerous so people were more scared to do it and didnt
More and bigger barriers
How man migrants per year
70,000 per year migrants (illegal and legal)
