USA AC case study

• Estimated 11.5 million of unregistered migrants live in the USA
• NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement, signed in 1994, which eliminated most tariffs and trade barriers between the US, Canada, and Mexico

  Increased BILATERAL flow with MEXICO (US FDI ($100 Billion in 2000-2016) in Agriculture and IT sector)
• The Mexican government is encouraging its citizens to return home

  by offering TAX BREAKS on imported goods as the US attracts Mexicans through FAMILY REUNIFICATION policies and 'Persons of EXTRAORDINARY skills' in arts science and business causing BRAIN DRAIN
• Some people believe that undocumented immigrants take away jobs from Americans, while others argue that they fill gaps in the workforce where there aren't enough workers.
• Immigrants are often willing to do low-paid or dangerous work that many native-born Americans won't do.
• US offers DIVERSITY VISA program to encourage immigration from countries with low rates of immigration to the US- 50,000 available annually
• TIGHTENED BORDER CONTROLS:

  The immigration to US has started to stagnate (21st century) due to more Border Patrol Agents.
• The Colorado River Basin and the Sonoran Desert are jointly managed
• In 2013, the main employment of immigrants from China and India was in business and science, they are valuable to US economy so it accepts 140,000 visas for them each year.