Migration - USA & Mexico CS Flashcards
How many immigrants lived in the US in 2013?
41.3 million
Who are the main contributors to how many immigrants live in the US?
Mexicans (28%)
Why do people immigrate to the US?
- The positive immigration policy and possibility of green card
- Employment opportunities for high and skilled workers
- Wage differentials + remittances
- The policy on refugee admission
- Educational opportunities + health
How does Mexico benefit from this migration corridor?
- Industry development of aerospace + IT sectors has been boosted due to FDI from USA
How does USA benefit from this migration corridor?
- Increased GDP + growth of economy
- Increased work force
- Mexico sell them raw materials and US sell for higher prices (trade)
What are the flows between the two countries?
- Remittances
- People: 50,000
- Trade - merchandise
How much trade per day?
$1.4 billion /day
What are some of the benefits of this relationship?
- Immigrants consumers themselves which helps job creation and business start ups generate wealth
- Immigrants take low paid jobs
- Young working age group contributing to tax in social benefit where crude birth rate decreasing and aging population increasing
How much of Mexican immigrants were in the service sector in the US in 2013?
31%
What measures have been put in place to manage migrant flows?
- Humanitarian relief -> temporary visas are available each year from natural disasters/conflict
- Tightening border control
- Admission of immigrants with skills valuable to US
- Promoting diversity programmes -> visas available fro countries with low rates of immigration to US
How many visas for immigrants with skills are available?
140,000
How many visas for promoting migration from other countries were available?
50,000
How have migrant flows increased?
- Since Biden presidency -> less obstacles -> got rid of the child separation policy
- Increased migrants from China and India
How have migrant flows decreased or stay same?
- Lack of hispanic immigrants changing as a result of deceleration of the Mexican influx -> Mexican returnees
What are some of the negatives of the relationship?
- Supply of resources ->scarce - pandemic surge across borders
- Uneven progress of integration within US society
- The US department of homeland security has tightened border controls on its southerns maritime Sutherland and west coast borders
