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Mexicotousa
Mexicotousa
to the USA
and it does not help when the wind deposits the soil again this
fence is 2 metres high
This is happening over a wide area in the drier parts near the
USA border.
Most farms are very small, divided between sons when the
farmer dies count the number of buildings, each one represents
a separate farm
There are not many universities for more able children, just in the
largest cities.
PUSH FACTORS
High unemployment in Mexico
Low wages
Poor health care
Fewer educational opps
Uneconomic farming
Poor housing, shanties
Civil unrest
Natural disasters (1985 Mexico quake)
PULL FACTORS
USA is very close easy and cheap
Many border crossings easy illegal
Wage Rates USA 8 times Mexico
Attractive for USA employers; cheap
http://s4geo.blogspot.com/2011/09/migratio
n-mexico-to-usa.html
Effects?
ON MEXICO:
Less economically active
Less TNCs likely to set up in Mexico
Ageing population left behind
Less soil erosion and pressure
Less unemployment
Birth rate drops
Migrants send $6billion home
Effects?
ON USA:
Overcrowding and ghettos; image of cities
Pressure on schools, hospitals
Increased cost for authorities health care, policing
etc.
Cost for border control
Source of cheap labour
Bring new skills/ideas
Become consumers; create new jobs
Pay $31billion a year in taxes