SG 2- Mexico case study

Key facts and figures

Mexico is an EDC. What does this stand for?

Emerging & Developing country

GDP per capita of Mexico plus approx. How many times bigger is America’s?

• $10,242

• more than x8

% living below the poverty line

36

Gini coefficient of… which shows high income inequality

0.435

Net emigration rate/ 1000

-0.8

% of Mexican population living abroad (and % of those living abroad who are in the USA)

• 8%

• 97%

Length of US/ Mexico border in miles

2000

Mexico is the largest recipient of remittances in South America, with remittances equivalent to …% of GDP

3.8%

Wage differential ratio between America: Mexico

10:1

Name the US programme encouraging seasonal Mexican agricultural workers 1940s- 60s

Bracero

Name & date of Act which first introduced a visa entry system for Mexicans migrating into America

Immigration and Nationality Act 1965

Name of US owned factories set up in Mexican border towns from 1965 onwards due to cheap labour & free trade incentives

Maquilas

Name & date of Act which granted 2m unauthorised Mexicans legal status, but also tightened border security to try & reduce further illegal crossings from Mexico

Immigration Reform and Control Act 1986

Time period where more Mexicans leave the USA than enter it due to recession & record high deportations

2005-2014

Top 3 countries of origin for migrants living in Mexico (=shows pattern of immigration to Mexico)

1. USA

2. Guatemala

3. Spain

Top 3 host countries for Mexican migrants (shows pattern of emigration from Mexico)

1. USA

2. Canada

3. Spain

Name of social network groups formed by Mexican migrants living in USA. Often hold social events and raise money to send back to their communities back in Mexico

Hometown Associations (HTA)

The Mexican government matches the funding from HTAs by a ratio of …:1

3

% increase in Mexican wages where there is a shortage of labour due to high net emigration

8

Piaxtla is a village in Puebla state, Southern Mexico. In this village,… out of 4 inhabitants of working age live in New York

3

Traditional jobs in decline in Southern Mexico states are…

• corn farming

• wood working

• weaving

Which president threatened to impose tariffs of 25% on goods coming from Mexico if the country did not crack down on illegal migration

Donald Trump

Name of free trade agreement which exists between Mexico and USA

United States- Mexico- Canada Agreement (USMCA)