Mexico - Usa

Question 1

Push factors

Answer 1

• high crime rates
• in the past 5 years 47500 people have been killed in crimes relating to drugs
• unemployment and poverty

Question 2

Pull factors

Answer 2

• the quality of life is better in the USA
• existing migrant community’s such as Texas and California pull people towards migration as they would not feel as different around more Mexican people
• 86% of the Mexican population can read compared to the 99% in the USA
• the majority of students in Mexico finish school at 14 vs 16 in America

Question 3

Impacts

Answer 3

• Many Mexicans cannot speak English and studies show that their English does not dramatically improve whilst in the USA
• too many young people leaving Mexico creates an ageing population and a decrease in the size of the workforce
• pressure on healthcare and services
• Mexican economy is slightly boosted by remittances