2. Mexico to the U.S. California at the San Ysidro crossing, which can be seen in the background. Who? Enrique Aquilar Canchola , 42 What? To try (unsuccessfully) to sneak across the border... When? Where? Why? July 2006 Disguised as a bus seat
3. Aims: -Be able to locate Mexico and the USA . - Give reasons for why people migrate from Mexico to the USA. - Describe the advantages and disadvantages for Mexico and the USA. - Consider the different perceptions surrounding the issue of migration. Keywords International Migration, Push, Pull, Mexico, USA.
9. Migration What is migration? Write your definition below: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Which is the most important pull factor? ______________________________________ Why is it the most important? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Which is the least important pull factor? ______________________________________ Why is it the least important? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Which is the most important push factor? ______________________________________ Why is it the most important? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Which is the least important push factor? ______________________________________ Why is it the least important? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ideas: Be careful some may not be correct! Good services are essential, if you are educated you can get a better job and earn more money, safety is not important it will not affect me, I will be able to earn more money in the US than Mexico – I will be rich! High crime is an important factor I do not want to live anywhere dangerous, crop failure is serious – I may not have any food to eat.
10. Migration What is migration? Write your definition below: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Which is the most important pull factor? ______________________________________ Why is it the most important? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Which is the least important pull factor? ______________________________________ Why is it the least important? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Which is the most important push factor? ______________________________________ Why is it the most important? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Which is the least important push factor? ______________________________________ Why is it the least important? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Do you think Mexicans achieve all of the pull factors when they arrive in the US? Why or why not?_________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________