✈️ migration sg2b

Question 1

what is the usas gdp per capita

Answer 1

$57000

Question 2

what is the usas hdi

Answer 2

0.9

Question 3

what is a green card

Answer 3

gives a migrant the legal right to live and work permanently in the usa

Question 4

what is the immigration and naturalisation act

Answer 4

law which governs current immigration policy, allows 675000 worldwide immigrants annually into the usa. usa have control over this number and can change it

Question 5

what was trumps migration policy

Answer 5

he wanted to build a wall along southern border and that mexicans would be taxed on any remittances they sent back to mexico, which would pay for the wall. however he only built 15 miles and cost the usa $15bn

Question 6

what is biden’s migration policy

Answer 6

wants to give 11milliom undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship = more immigrants arriving at border & less deportations

Question 7

what was the immigration and nationality act 1965

Answer 7

usa controlled number and type of immigrants entering their country (only authorised their entry if they would benefit the country)

Question 8

what was the immigration reform & control act 1982

Answer 8

2 million mexicans granted legal residence however there was tighter border control

Question 9

what are the top 3 origin countries for migrants living in usa (% of migrants & reason)

Answer 9

1. mexico - 28% - chain migration from south america, better QoL & neighbouring countries
2. india - 5% - education
3. china - 5% - education

Question 10

what are the top 3 destination countries for emigrants from usa (reason)

Answer 10

1. mexico - family ties, maquilas, cheap labour
2. europe (UK & germany) - high skilled jobs, no language barrier (UK)
3. israel - jews returning to family after moving due to WW2

Question 11

economic opportunities for usa

Answer 11

• in 2006, immigrants founded 25% of new high tech companies = $1mil
• give $80000 more in tax than they use in services
• most immigrants are young which benefits usa’s ageing population
• immigrants raise gdp by $37bil in a year through consumption

Question 12

social opportunities for usa

Answer 12

• ethnic diversity = new ideas & ways of life (cuisine, religion, language)
• sports industry boosted - 28% of basketball players were born outside of usa

Question 13

political opportunities for usa

Answer 13

strengthening of legal mechanisms for refugee security screening & counter terrorism

Question 14

economic challengers for usa

Answer 14

• americans without high school diploma face lower wages as they have to compete with immigrants
• between 2000-2010 $90bil spent on sercuring southern border

Question 15

social challenges for usa

Answer 15

• population increase (33% increase over next 40 years) = sustainability threatened
• language barriers (69% of mexicans 1st language is spanish)

Question 16

political challenges for usa

Answer 16

• resources strained eg water
• children separated from families and held in detention centres under trumps rule
• trump portrayed mexicans as criminals = xenophobia
• can only accept certain numbers of refugees

Question 17

what are some examples of interdependence between usa & mexico

Answer 17

• economic contribution of migrants eg remittances, contributes to 2.5% of mexicos gdp and fills labour gap in usa
• shared culture - hispanic culture strong on both sides of border
• rio grande - each country needs to contribute and cooperate on environmental issues eg management of water quality and flood risk