Mexican Immigration to United States

1. Mexican Immigration to United States

Prepared by Eminova Elfida, 405
group, IR.

2. What is migration?

• “Migration is the
movement of people,
involving a change of
residence. It can be
internal or external
(international), and
voluntary or forced. It is
usually for an extended
period (more than a year)
and does not include
temporary circulations
such as commuting or
tourism.”— The IB

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5. Causes of voluntary migration

• better living conditions
• access to health care
• access to good
education
• Economic factors
include:
• better employment
prospects
• higher wages

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• Mexicans are currently
the single largest group
of foreign-born residents
in the country. In 2013,
the United States
counted 41.3 million
individuals of foreign
birth; 28 percent, or 11.6
million, were Mexican.

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11. Mexican diaspora in the USA

The Mexican diaspora in the United States is comprised
of approximately 37.7 million individuals who were
either born in Mexico or reported Mexican ancestry or
Hispanic origin, according to tabulations from the U.S.
Census Bureau 2016 ACS.

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