When?What?
Why?Where?
Who?
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
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.
USA
Mexico
Why might people want to migrate
from Mexico to the USA?
• http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2011/08/bbg_20110807.mp3
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctrLrhrXB1M&NR=1
What is migration? Write your definition below:
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Which is the most important pull factor?
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Why is it the most important?
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Which is the least important pull factor?
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Why is it the least important?
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Which is the most important push factor?
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Why is it the most important?
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Which is the least important push factor?
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Why is it the least important?
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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.
What is migration? Write your definition below:
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Which is the most important pull factor?
______________________________________
Why is it the most important?
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Which is the least important pull factor?
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Why is it the least important?
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Which is the most important push factor?
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Why is it the most important?
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Which is the least important push factor?
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Why is it the least important?
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Do you think Mexicans achieve all of the pull factors when they arrive in the US? Why or why not?_________________________________________________________________
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=AU&hl=en-GB&v=Q3JToii4Aq4
• http://www.geographyalltheway.com/igcse_geography/population_settlement/population/spiny_cactus_mexicans_in_the_usa.htm
• http://blogs.worldbank.org/peoplemove/are-fewer-mexicans-crossing-the-border-to-the-united-states