AC - USA

• 2018 - 44.7 million immigrants, 13.7% of total population, increased lots in 21st Century
• Pull factor - American Dream of civil rights and economic opportunities
• 2018 - 4.8 million US citizens living abroad in Mexico with American-born children
• USA and Mexico have largest diaspora living in the other country, strengthening cultural connectivity
• 29% of Mexican immigrants work in service which may Americans find unattractive
• 2018 - main employment of immigrants from China (54%) and India (76%) were business and science
• Most immigrants are young, good because birth rate declining and population ageing
• Immigrants are consumers so they support job creation and business start-ups, increasing wealth
• Extra pressure on resources, such as water scarcity in California
• Formation of NAFTA has increased bilateral trade with Mexico, FDI has boosted aerospace and IT in Mexico
• By 2021, Trump reduced legal migration by 49% without change in the immigration law
• Average annual labour force growth will be 59% lower as a result of the policies
• Biden - "It is a moral failing and national shame when a father and his baby daughter drown seeking our shores"
• Biden's priorities - undo Trump's damage, modernise the system, welcome immigrants
• Reuters/Ipsos 2018 poll - 85% of Trump voters backed hard-line stance, so less integration
• Quinnipiac University 2018 poll - 55% of Republicans backed family separation, not welcoming
• Pew Research Study 2011 - 55% of Hispanics moved for economic reasons, 24% to be with family
• Many studies suggest immigration produces net gains for the US economy