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Why are there so many Mexicans coming to the United States to work? I'm not trying to offend anyone here, so please don't take my question the wrong way. I'm just curious. Is it the exchange rate?
Before, a man left his family in Mexico, was seasonally to work in the U.S. and sent money to his family while he lived so he spent as little as possible on food and services.
Over the years, across to United States illegally became increasingly more difficult, so the man could no longer work for seasons in the U.S. and then return to Mexico, so he decided it was best to take his family with him.
Now this man have to spend his earns in keeping his family in America, he has no money for savings but feels that as long as his family next to him, is worth living and working illegally in the United States.
Now not all illegals are from Mexico, majority who are passing now are from central and south america, also some asians and africans.
Before, a man left his family in Mexico, was seasonally to work in the U.S. and sent money to his family while he lived so he spent as little as possible on food and services.
Over the years, across to United States illegally became increasingly more difficult, so the man could no longer work for seasons in the U.S. and then return to Mexico, so he decided it was best to take his family with him.
Now this man have to spend his earns in keeping his family in America, he has no money for savings but feels that as long as his family next to him, is worth living and working illegally in the United States.
Now not all illegals are from Mexico, majority who are passing now are from central and south america, also some asians and africans.
So you're saying that jumping the border is becoming less popular amongst Mexicans these days?
One reason is, that the North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opened up the Mexican market to efficiently mass-produced American (USA) crops like corn. Thousands of Mexican peasants were consequently thrown out of work, as their corn and other crops grown by old-fashioned hand methods, cannot compete there with imports from the USA.
Yep, BP says apprehensions are down by quite a bit compared to a few years ago. Between the economy, increased enforcement and new laws popping up, the draw may not be the same as it once was.
One reason is, that the North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opened up the Mexican market to efficiently mass-produced American (USA) crops like corn. Thousands of Mexican peasants were consequently thrown out of work, as their corn and other crops grown by old-fashioned hand methods, cannot compete there with imports from the USA.
Not because they are greedy, but because just a little bit of money (by our standards) gives a Mexican from a poor background a huge opportunity for improvement, and a lot of security for his family back home.
One Mexican I know, came from a village in Guerrero, where he had three kids and his wife washed clothes on rocks in a river. He came to the USA illegally and worked here 2 or 3 years, earned a fair bit of money, learned a useful working skill, and went back. He took his family to Puerto Vallarta, where he has a regular job and a clean, modern little 3-room house in a pretty, safe neighborhood, and his kids go to good schools.
People like him are more than welcome to come to my country, and I'm proud, as an American, to have given him this chance and shared with him some of our bounty. Despite those of you who gave grudgingly.
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