USA - Mexico (drives Migration) Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Employment
A
- USA provides employment opportunities doe low and high skilled workers
- Remittances back to home country
- Education opportunities
2
Q
Emigration and immigration
A
- 2018 = 44.7 immigrants living in the USA
- 4 million citizens living abroad
- Mexicans returning to Mexico with US born children
3
Q
Migrations policies
A
- Limit of 675,000 permanent immigrants
- skills must be valuable to US economy
- refugee admissions determined yearly
4
Q
Link to Mexico
A
- Bilateral trade since North American Free Trade Agreement
- wages are higher in USA - good for remittances
- boarder security, drug trade etc