MEXICO TO USA Flashcards
Mexico Life Expectancy
72 years
Unemployment Rate Mexico
40%
Mexico Push Factors
$1800 per doctor
GNP - $8900
Initial conception of Migration
Pleased to see them filling jobs, but assumed they wouldn’t be permanent residents.
Remittance to Mexico from migrants in America
$6 Billion yearly
Napa Valley
Mostly migrant labourers as machinery reduces quality
Impact on Language
Spanish is the second most spoken language in the USA. Merge of cuisine (TEX-MEX)
Economic Impact of the removal of irregular migrants
GDP would shrink by roughly 5%
Key economic sectors like construction and agriculture would shrink massively.
Assimilation
Adopting a host countries norms and culture.
Latino Population in the USA
16.3%
50.5 million people
Discourse on Language
Rise of Spanish population questions whether English should be the only official language of the country.
Concerns over lack of assimilation in the USA
Often, Latino Migrants don’t learn the native language
Political Power Shift
As Hispanics become a larger voting bloc - they have more influence over elections.
Identity and Nationalism
Debates surrounding American Identity - want migrants to assimilate faster.
