Migration Issues in the United States

Discussion Questions
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Discussion Questions
Question 1
Often, trade agreements and other financial policies implemented in a country may significantly impact the movement of people in various ways. For example, when the United States and other North American countries such as Mexico and Canada signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, the agreement benefited American corn producers who have access to better farming technologies and techniques. On the other side, most of the small-scale corn farmers in Mexico were devastated (Kaye, 2010). The decline of corn farming in Mexico also reduced the number of available farm jobs and this facilitated the movement of Mexicans into the United States. Although professionals from Mexico migrate to America, the highest number of immigrants consists of poor people from rural areas. Also, finance policies such as that signed between the United States and Mexico in 1995, created harsh economic situations for Mexicans that most of them migrated to the United States in search of employment.
Question 2
Although politicians talk about immigration, they do not address the policies that maybe help in reducing the displacement of workers. Ideally, this is because both the country and companies within the United States benefit from the immigrants and migration. First...