This document discusses North America and immigration trends in the region. It notes that if President Trump imposes tariffs, avocados and other goods from Mexico could increase in price. It also provides background on the population trends and immigration patterns in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Key statistics are presented from the US Census Bureau on international migration programs and population numbers.

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THE FIRST WORLD: North America
© Mark M. Miller
The University of Southern Mississippi
World Regional Geography

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13. Is there devolution in the U.S.?

14. Is there devolution in the U.S.?
• American Indians, Hawaiians
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http://www.uwm.edu/~michael/choctaw/

15. Immigration
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http://www.lemonde.fr/web/illustration/0,32-0,40-
676197,0.html

16. New Global Melting Place: Examining Immigration. Retrieved February 3, 2010: http://globalmeltingpot.blogspot.com/

17. Some terms & considerations
•Immigration/immigrate/immigrant
•Emigration/emigrate/emigrant
•Authorized vs. unauthorized (illegal)
•Refugee
•Push factors
•Pull factors
•Remittance
•Brain drain
•Characteristics of immigrants?