The Push and Pull Factors Mexico and the United States

Content Objective  Students will investigate causes and effects of significant events in U.S. history by identifying recent push- pull factors of Mexican migration to the USA by ranking them in order of importance.  IN: Why do people move places?

Push vs Pull  Push factors are those factors in Mexico that contributed to displacement and forced migrations  Pull factors are those conditions in the United States that attracted Mexicans to the region

VideoVideo:  Video Questions:  1) How many migrants died along the U.S. – Mexican border last year (2004)?  2) Why did Matias decide to go back to the U.S. the last time?  3) Who did they hire to get them across the border?  4) How much water did he tell them to bring?  5) Why did Matias’ cousin decide to go back to the U.S. after what happened to Matias?

Mexican Immigration, Draw a table that represents these #s          2,259  21, 732  82, 588  91, 075  249, 248  238,527  19,200  8,737

Remember: The Porfiriato  A ruler with virtually absolute power  Rules with brutality, oppression and ruthless suppression of opposition. Dictatorship= No Constitution limits his power

More Push Factors during Porfiriato  Very little (Mexican) Indian land ownership  No political parties, no free press

Push- Porfiriato, cont.  Farms producing less food, more cash crops- cotton  Rich get much richer, poor get much poorer.  80% illiteracy in 1900  Catholic church: controls education, powerful politically

Pull Factors- Pull people into USA  Lots of Jobs:  Railroad construction  Farms

Pull Factors  USA= Mexico’s neighbor  Higher wages to ten times the Mexican daily wage –that’s a lot of cheese  USA= will be more stable during Mexican Revolution… it’s coming… it’s almost here…!!!

Immigration Legislation  1. USA restricts immigration from other countries- Japan, China, other European countries.  2. Mexicans were close, cheap, and hard- working.

Last Push Factors  2. The Mexican Revolution  ( )  Destabilizes Mexico  Destroys the Mexican economy  Mass death and starvations  Out-migrations result  Around 1 million Mexicans flee and arrive in the United States between

Identify Push and Pull Factors  List 2 Push FactorsList 2 Pull Factors  1)1)  2)2)  Put a star next to the 2 most important factors.