6.3.6

Case Study: Mexico to the USA

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Voluntary migration case study: Mexico to the USA

Many people from Mexico have chosen to move away to the USA.

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Voluntary migration

  • Voluntary migration is where a migrant chooses to move away from their area.
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Mexican citizens in the USA

  • There are 11.4 million Mexicans living in California and 8 million Mexicans in Texas.
  • Most are young males who are looking for work and plan to send money home to Mexico for their families.
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Push factors

  • High crime rates in Mexico.
  • The water availability (6% of people have poor quality water).
  • Low wages
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Pull factors

  • The average income (salary) in the USA is $27,000 per year (it is only $10,000 in Mexico).
  • American literacy rates are far higher than Mexican literacy rates.

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