Mexican Immigration To Usa

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I will be writing a report on migration from Mexico to the USA which has become a big factor in the past few centuries. The four USA states that border Mexico are California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The Mexican states which border USA are Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. Every year 1+ million Mexicans migrate to the USA every year for social, economic, political and environmental reasons. 10,000 people cross the Mexican border every week, each have their own reasons but the factors that influence them are the same. They want to live out the American Dream of a better life. There is a 2000km border situated between USA and Mexico. It is the most frequently crossed international border in the world…show more content…
The unemployment rate in Mexico is more than 40% although some have jobs, but are paid an average wage of $3.49 per hour and 18% live on just less than 60p per day. In 2000, unemployment rates in Mexico were at 2.2, however, in 2009, they rose by 34.43%. The GDP per person in Mexico is $9,741.79 which is below the average salary in the U.S. This attracts many people to the U.S who believe they can get much better jobs and live the American dream. 47% of the population lives under the poverty line which makes many people try and move to U.S.A to have better prospects. In Mexico there are 1800 people per doctor which demonstrates that Mexico doesn’t have the best health care as the life expectancy is 72 years old as well which is lower than the U.S. The government does not spend much on health care and education in Mexico. The Adult literacy rates is 55% in Mexico showing there prospect for education is not that well. 40% of the population is under the poverty line, this is over 3 times than USA which has 12%. The lack of resources makes life harder to gain money too; the land is in little quantity and of poor quality. There are incredibly high crime rates in Mexico, especially in the capital. In the last five years 47,500 people have been killed in crimes relating to drugs. Homicide rates are around 10-14 per 100,000 people (world average 10.9 per 100,000). Mexicans move to America believing and hoping it is a more…show more content…
They do not fund in education which results in children not having good working skills as they only require children to study until the third grade. This does not help the poverty rate as the skills required for good jobs will not be there for the children. The government does not provide much help to the poor either such as benefits. They are more concentrated on stopping drug trafficking from the borders which is one of the major crimes in Mexico. The government has also not given the funding for services such as the police who are much outnumbered in large states such as Mexico City. Mexico City currently has one of the highest police officer to resident ratios in the world, with one uniformed police officer per every 100 citizens. People migrate from Mexico as they feel the government is not putting in enough work and effort to develop Mexico further and help the people
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