usa

Question 1

basic info

Answer 1

~location - north america, has 50 states
~population 332 mill
~hdi - 0.912 ( 25th in the world)
~gdp $70,300
~birthrate - 1.64 per women
~life expectancy - 76.4 years

Question 2

current patterns / bilateral flow

Answer 2

~44.7 mill migrants in usa 1/6 of population
~mostly from brazil due to bilateral flow and geographical proximity
~allot from india and china due to over population
~large growth in migrants to usa in 21st century
~in 2018 38.5 mill mexicans in usa- 738,000 usa in brazil
~bilateral trade - merchandise trade accounts for 1.4 bill per day
~low skilled mexicans contribute to us economy
~each of the two countries has its largest dispora living in eachother

Question 3

attraction to usa

Answer 3

~access to healthcare + other services
~positive immigration policy + possibility to get a green card
~importance of family reunification within migrant policy
~educational opportunities
~employment opportunities for both low skilled and high skilled workers

Question 4

migration policies

Answer 4

~the immigration and naturalisation act is the body which governs current policies
~allows an annual world wide limit of 675,000 perminant migrants
~reunificationof families 480,000 visas available
~skills valuble to US economy 140,000 visas
~protecting refugees 45,000 visas
~promoting diversity 50,000 visas

Question 5

remittances

Answer 5

for decades has been the top remittance sending country
-total outflow in 2022- 79.2 billion dollars