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Migration - USA & Mexico CS Flashcards

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1
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How many immigrants lived in the US in 2013?

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41.3 million

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Who are the main contributors to how many immigrants live in the US?

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Mexicans (28%)

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Why do people immigrate to the US?

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  • The positive immigration policy and possibility of green card
  • Employment opportunities for high and skilled workers
  • Wage differentials + remittances
  • The policy on refugee admission
  • Educational opportunities + health
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How does Mexico benefit from this migration corridor?

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  • Industry development of aerospace + IT sectors has been boosted due to FDI from USA
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How does USA benefit from this migration corridor?

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  • Increased GDP + growth of economy
  • Increased work force
  • Mexico sell them raw materials and US sell for higher prices (trade)
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What are the flows between the two countries?

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  • Remittances
  • People: 50,000
  • Trade - merchandise
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How much trade per day?

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$1.4 billion /day

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What are some of the benefits of this relationship?

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  • Immigrants consumers themselves which helps job creation and business start ups generate wealth
  • Immigrants take low paid jobs
  • Young working age group contributing to tax in social benefit where crude birth rate decreasing and aging population increasing
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How much of Mexican immigrants were in the service sector in the US in 2013?

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31%

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What measures have been put in place to manage migrant flows?

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  • Humanitarian relief -> temporary visas are available each year from natural disasters/conflict
  • Tightening border control
  • Admission of immigrants with skills valuable to US
  • Promoting diversity programmes -> visas available fro countries with low rates of immigration to US
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How many visas for immigrants with skills are available?

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140,000

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How many visas for promoting migration from other countries were available?

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50,000

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How have migrant flows increased?

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  • Since Biden presidency -> less obstacles -> got rid of the child separation policy
  • Increased migrants from China and India
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How have migrant flows decreased or stay same?

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  • Lack of hispanic immigrants changing as a result of deceleration of the Mexican influx -> Mexican returnees
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What are some of the negatives of the relationship?

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  • Supply of resources ->scarce - pandemic surge across borders
  • Uneven progress of integration within US society
  • The US department of homeland security has tightened border controls on its southerns maritime Sutherland and west coast borders
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How many unauthorised immigrants are there?

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11.5 million

17
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Why is there an uneven integration with US society?

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  • Language barrier
  • Culture differences
  • Political reasons
18
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What did the congress pass in 2015?

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New emigration bills

19
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How many Mexicans migrate to the USA every year?

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1 million+

20
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Push factors from Mexico?

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  • Poor medical facilities (1800:1 doctors)
  • Low paid jobs
  • Poor adult literacy rates 55% are educated
  • High unemployment 40%
21
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Average monthly wage in the US?

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$1,600

22
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Average monthly wage in Mexico?

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$230

23
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Name 3 economic drawbacks to Mexico of migration.

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  • Rural areas have a shortage of economically active people
  • Skill shortages in high tech/medicine
  • Food shortages due to lack of agricultural workers
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What has been the political impact of this migration flow?

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  • The US treatment of Mexican immigrants and issues with the border wall, have led to diplomatic problems between the two
25
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Disadvantages to migrants to the US?

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  • May be subject to discrimination/ racial hate
  • Illegals are vulnerable to deportation and human trafficking/ exploitation
26
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What type of migration is this case study an example of?

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  • Labour migration
27
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When did flows of migrants from Mexico and US increase?

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Since 1980s

28
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What is the current trend of migration between these to countries now?

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Decline in migration from Mexico - USA

29
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What is the USA and how much influence does it have on the global migration system?

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It is an AC in North America and has a very large influence, driving change in the global migration system

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