Migration: Mexico to USAMigration: Mexico to USA

• Study these images……….Study these images……….

• They will help you to understand:They will help you to understand: what the landscape of the USA/Mexico border what the landscape of the USA/Mexico border

is likeis like why some Mexican people are so desperate to why some Mexican people are so desperate to

migrate to the USA.migrate to the USA. What the journey over the border is like for What the journey over the border is like for

emigrantsemigrants

Images of Tijuana, Images of Tijuana, Mexico...Mexico...

……what adjectives would you what adjectives would you use to describe this region??use to describe this region??

Does this Tijuana Does this Tijuana neighbourhood look well neighbourhood look well planned??planned??• Can you locate Can you locate

Tijuana on a map Tijuana on a map of the border?of the border?

• Try to describe Try to describe what you think the what you think the quality of life here quality of life here is like, using the is like, using the adjectives you adjectives you thought of earlier.thought of earlier.

Understanding reasons for Understanding reasons for migration to the USAmigration to the USA• Having thought about life in Tijuana, you Having thought about life in Tijuana, you

may have lots of ideas about why some may have lots of ideas about why some Mexicans are desperate to migrate to the Mexicans are desperate to migrate to the USA (push factors).USA (push factors).

• Now study these images of locations in the Now study these images of locations in the USA, just over the border from Mexico.USA, just over the border from Mexico.

• Can you locate these places on a map, and Can you locate these places on a map, and identify any of the USA’s pull factors?identify any of the USA’s pull factors?

San Diego, California USA San Diego, California USA

Grand Canyon, Arizona Grand Canyon, Arizona USAUSA

Hoover Dam, Nevada USAHoover Dam, Nevada USA

Living Las Vegas...Living Las Vegas...

• How many ‘pull How many ‘pull factors’ have you factors’ have you listed?listed?

• These images of Las These images of Las Vegas should Vegas should certainly help you to certainly help you to think of more…think of more…

• These are ‘bright These are ‘bright lights’ images of the lights’ images of the ‘American Dream’.‘American Dream’.

Bright lights...Bright lights...

How does quality of life How does quality of life here differ from within here differ from within Mexico?Mexico?

These facts and figures These facts and figures should help you should help you

understand the situation understand the situation that results from the push that results from the push

and pull factorsand pull factors

Legal Mexican Legal Mexican Immigration to the US, Immigration to the US, 1901-19981901-1998

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

1,800,000

2,000,000

1901-1910

1911-1920

1921-1930

1931-1940

1941-1950

1951-1960

1961-1970

1971-1980

1981-1990

1991-1998

Illegal Aliens in the United Illegal Aliens in the United States by Country of Origin, States by Country of Origin, 1996 1996 (in 1,000s)(in 1,000s)

2700

335

165

120

105

95

90

70

70

70

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000

Mexico

El Salvador

Guatemala

Canada

Haiti

Philippines

Honduras

Poland

Nicaragua

Bahamas

Apprehensions at the US-Apprehensions at the US-Mexico Border, 1994-2000Mexico Border, 1994-2000

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

1,800,000

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Produce a 1 page poster (in Produce a 1 page poster (in your book or on A4 paper) your book or on A4 paper) summarizing the reasons summarizing the reasons

why so many people choose why so many people choose to move from Mexico to the to move from Mexico to the

USA.USA.Clearly separate PUSH and Clearly separate PUSH and

PULL factors.PULL factors.