USA - Migration (AC)

• US budget for Mexico border defence in 2022?

  $85 Billion
• There are approximately 46 million immigrants living in the US. (As of 2022)
• Title 42 was a US immigration pandemic-era policy that allowed officials to turn away asylum seekers in order to save public health. This coincided with the rise in illegal immigration and as a result can be seen as a negative immigration policy.
• Whilst there is a positive immigration policy in terms of the Green Card in the US, which allows many to become permanent residents. Many would argue that public opinion is against illegal immigration and thus Obama, Trump and Biden have followed similar negative immigration policies.
• How many illegal immigrants living in the US?

  10 million
• How many illegal immigrants pass into the US each day?

  5,000
• What Mexican City lies on the other side of the fence, facing San Diego?

  Tijuana
• In 2013, over 11.5 million Mexicans lived in the USA and 1 million Americans in Mexico. Each of the two countries has its largest share living in the other.
• The USMCA replaced the trade agreement called NAFTA. It contains Canada, the US and Mexico.
• Immigrant population take many of the low-paid jobs, which many native-born Americans find unattractive.
• What Immigration Law is the USA currently under?

  Title 8
• How many migrants were removed or expelled from the USA in 2022?

  1.4 million