Mexico and U.S Migration

Why do Central American migrants take the train

through Mexico to get to US?

Who are the MARA SALVATRUCHA? What are some of the

things they do? How do the Mara identify themselves?

What is “La Migra”?

What do the migrants say about the Mexican police?

What are some of the ways that the police are

taking advantage of the migrants?

Who are La Patrona and what do they do?

Are there any immigrant shelters in Mexico?

What percentage of migrants to the U.S. are from

Mexico?

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Does Canada have any undocumented migrants? If so,

what percentage? What are the top three country sources of undocumented migrants

to the US?

What percentage of undocumented migrants to the US

are from Mexico?

What’s the relationship between territories lost

during the Mexican-American war and the percentage of Hispanic population in

the U.S. now?

As the number of undocumented migrants to the U.S.

has generally increased since 1992, what has happened to the rate of employee

crack-downs and fines?

Be familiar with the 6 eras of Mexico – US

migration; when it began, how it has changed over time.

What are some facts about multiculturalism in the

US today?

What are some of the main themes of Massey’s

“Perverse laws of international migration?”

What’s happening this in migration policy in the

U.S. now?

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