Migration: Mexico to USA

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Migration Mexico to USA

• Study these images.
• They will help you to understand
• what the landscape of the USA/Mexico border is
  like
• why some Mexican people are so desperate to
  migrate to the USA.
• What the journey over the border is like for
  emigrants

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Images of Tijuana, Mexico...
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what adjectives would you use to describe this
region??
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Does this Tijuana neighbourhood look well
planned??

• Can you locate Tijuana on your map of the border?
• Try to describe what you think the quality of
  life here is like, using the adjectives you
  thought of earlier.

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Understanding reasons for migration to the USA

• Having thought about life in Tijuana, you may
  have lots of ideas about why some Mexicans are
  desperate to migrate to the USA (push factors).
• Now study these images of locations in the USA,
  just over the border from Mexico.
• Can you locate these places on your map, and
  identify any of the USAs pull factors?

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San Diego, California USA beach, shopping centre
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Grand Canyon, Arizona USA
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Hoover Dam, Nevada USA
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Lake Mead created by the Hoover dam
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Living Las Vegas...

• How many pull factors have you listed?
• These images of Las Vegas should certainly help
  you to think of more
• These are bright lights images of the American
  Dream.

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Bright lights...
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How does quality of life here differ from within
Mexico?
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Creative Writing...

• You are now to begin a piece of creative writing
  about migration from Mexico to the USA.
• Imagine that you are one of the many Mexicans
  desperate to get into the USA, bearing in mind
  the numerous push and pull factors that you are
  aware of.
• You cannot cross the border legally you must
  sneak across.
• You are to produce a piece of writing telling
  the story of how you managed to cross the border
  (or not!!)

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How to write creatively

• use the past tense
• first person viewpoint (ie. I)
• in chronological order (ie. Order of time)
• opening paragraph describe your situation,
  feelings and plans
• 2nd paragraph start of your journey, perhaps
  mentioning push factors
• 3rd paragraph journey over the border, still
  mentioning push but also pull factors
• use adjectives to project the mood and describe
  your feelings
• include lots of your feelings how would you feel
  if you got caught??

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Try to include

• Details of the push factors that are making you
  want to move think about money, housing, crime,
  employment opportunities, natural hazards
  (earthquakes), transport systems
• What was attracting you towards the USA (pull
  factors)?
• How you travelled over the border?
• Any danger you experienced along the way did you
  meet the border patrols?
• What you did if you managed to cross the border
• To help you, use- your map, information from the
  travel journal, and your interpretation of any
  images of the USA and Mexico