USA --> Mexico

• What is migration?

  It is the movement of people between and within countries
• What is voluntary migration?

  It is when people leave an area by choice
• What is forced migration?

  It is when people leave an area because they have no choice
• Living conditions

  • in mexico, 43% of people live in poverty
  • large populations of mexicans are farmers and due to extreem temperatures it makes it very difficult
  • Many familys strugle, and live under the poverty line
  • There is a notable difference in living conditions between mexico and USA
  • 6% of people lack access to safe drinking water
  • Americans have better healthcare and services
• Environment

  • Mexico is a very arid are with water storage issues even in developed areas
  • Mexico's infastrucute is very poor compared to americas
  • Mexico has natrual disasters such as hurricanes. When homes are unlivable people are forced to leave . If people live in a danger zone, people may move out of fear.
• Opportunities

  • There are much better academic opportunities in america than mexico. This causes people to move for themselves or their children. More opportunities = higher paying jobs
  • Mexico's unemployment is extreemly high
• Crime and violence

  • in Mexico, homiside rate is 29 per 100,000
  • Thousands of people have been killed due to drug crimes each year
  • Mexicans live in fear and hope america is a more stable place to live
• Family and friends

  • Existing migrant communities (e.g Texas) pull people toward migration. These make it easier to move
  • People are enticed to move to be with their families
• Mexico advantages

  • preasure on jobs is reduced therefor levels of unemployment will fall
  • preasure on local services such as education, healthcare and housing is reduced
  • Migrants will learn new skills and may then return to their home country
  • The birth rate is lowered so population growth rates will slow
  • Money sent home by migrants will boost local economy
• Mexico disadvantages

  • Families were divided and the death rates may increase due to the ageing population
  • Active and most educated population left, which resulted in a skills shortage in mexico
  • Family members remaining in mexico may become dependent on the money being sent from america
• USA advantage

  • Migrants will take jobs that the locals don't want and will work for lower wages which reduces labour costs
  • Migrants will enrich the culture of the area that they move to with language, food and music
  • Many migrants are highly skilled
  • The short-term gap in labour is filled
  • The increased population will result in an increase in the tax paid to the government, which can be invested in improving local services
• USA disadvantage

  • Ghettos may develop in parts of cities and there may be a shortage of affordable housing
  • cost of providing services for migrant populations for their families will increase e.g healthcare
  • Migrant workers may feel discriminated against
  • unemployment rises for local people.