migration

Question 1

push factors - mexico

medical facilities in mexico

Answer 1

poor - 1800 patients/doctor

Question 2

pull factors - usa

medical facilities in usa

Answer 2

excellent - 400 patients/doctor

Question 3

push factors - mexico

jobs in mexico?

gdp per capita?

Answer 3

low paid jobs

GDP/capita = $14406

Question 4

pull factors - usa

jobs in usa?

gdp per capita?

Answer 4

well paid jobs

GDP/capita = $46860

Question 5

push factors - mexico

education in mexico?

Answer 5

poor educaiton prospects - 72% secondary school enrolment

Question 6

pull factors - usa

education in usa?

Answer 6

adult literacy rates = 99% - good college education

Question 7

life expectancy of mexico and usa

Answer 7

72 and 76 years respectively

Question 8

unemployment rate in mexico

Answer 8

40% unemployed

Question 9

living standards - mexico

Answer 9

• unhappy life with poor living standards
• shortage of food
• poor farming conditions
• national avg poverty level = 37%

Question 10

living standards - usa

Answer 10

• better housing
• bright light syndrome

bright light syndrome = mexicans attracted to bright lights in usa light a moth to a flame

the phenomenon where people are attracted to urban areas, particularly at night, due to the perceived allure of city lights, often symbolizing opportunity and a better lifestyle compared to their rural origins

Question 11

employment in usa

Answer 11

• many jobs available for low paid workers such as mexicans

Question 12

negatives impacts of the migration on usa

Answer 12

• illegal migration costs USA millions for border patrols and prisons
• migrant workers keep wages low which affects americans
• they cause problems in cities due to cultural and racial issues
• 68% of the 55000 foreigners in us prisons are mexicans
• money sent back to mexico by the immigrants is lost from the american economy. in 2014 >$25 bil was sent to mexico

Remittances are money or goods that migrants send back to their home countries.

Question 13

negative impacts of migration on mexico

Answer 13

• brain drain
• many men emigrate, leaving a majority of women
• young ppl migrate leaving old and very young
• certain villages like Santa Ines have lost 2/3 of its inhabitants
• dependence of remittances can impair local initiative and create no incentives for ppl to move forward
• hundreds of illegal immigrants who cross into us from mexico have died in the scorching heat of arizona
• demand to enter usa has encourages criminal organisations to profit from this

women have trouble finding marriage partners

Question 14

positives impacts of migration on mexico

Answer 14

legal + illegal immigrants send around 6 bil a year back to mexico

especially healpful considering avg weekly wage in parts of mexico is around 600 pesos, around 60 dollars. (about 1/6 of what immigrants make in usa)

Question 15

reality of migration

Answer 15

people migrate because of perceived improvements in their situation. in reality the life that they will live in their country of destination is not always what they had hoped and in fact many people migrate back on their own.

census data from mexico and usa, the pew research center found that
- from 2009 to 2014, around a mil mexicans and their families returned to live in mexico.
- around 870000 went to us, about a mil came back, resulting in net outflow of 130000