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Migration Case Studies
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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