migration- mexico to usa Flashcards
1
Q
how big is the mexico us border
A
2000km
2
Q
how many illegal migrants total in usa
A
10.5 million
3
Q
what percent of the population do migrants make up in the USA
A
24.3%
4
Q
name 3 impacts this migration stream has had on mexico
A
mexico has a shortage of economically active people as mostly men migrate leaving women to have less children, migrants send $6 billion in total annually back to Mexico, certain areas such as Santa Ines have lost 2/3 of their population to the usa, huge wage gap between mexico and us so is a large push factor
5
Q
how many people try to illegally migrate into the usa every week
A
10000 people of which only 1/3 get caught but they will try again to smuggle themselves at least twice more per year
