Mexican Migrants Migration

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The Impacts of Mexican Migrants moving into U.S.A. The Social Impacts to both groups The growing population of Mexicans integrating into American has actually led to a few problems. As the national language in Mexico is Spanish with the most Spanish speaking people in the world. As they come into America-an English speaking country it brings in a language barrier for the them. The middle-aged Mexican men and women are also known not to pick up English quickly and continue to face challenges in communicating in English down the years. This is usually a result of them forming and living in communities that consist primarily of other Mexicans. This can bring in a wall of partition between the two sides and create unnecessary tension between the …show more content…

When they decide to leave the country it not only creates a shortage of people available in the local job market, but it increases the number of dependents back home. Dependents can be referred to as groups of people in a certain age ranges, who usually fall under two different, distinct groups, who are not legally permitted to work (1-17 years) or no longer have the energy and efficiency to work ( 60 and older ) . The increase in dependents, in this case the elderly leads to the local government having to pay out more money on services such as old-age homes and public-clinics. Old-age homes funded by the governments are very common around the world. The main problem in this instance is that as there is a reduction in the local workforce, there are not enough people to pay taxes for the increased number of dependents. The effects of this are further increased due to the reduction in birthrate. It is still common in Mexico for more men than women pursuing jobs and careers. This aids in creating a large pool of women without enough suitors in Mexico, therefore leading to less children being born in the country, …show more content…

Odd chores such as cleaning the glass windows of skyscrapers, working as janitors in schools and as even as toilet cleaners in offices. They basically did all types of jobs that required minimal skills to carry-out. Primarily this is due to most migrants not having attended schools, therefore in most cases they lack the knowledge and skills that would be required to get higher status and well-paying jobs. The Mexicans also appreciated doing the jobs that they got because they are paid significantly higher pay, than they would have been for the same job in Mexico. In the beginning when jobs were many in America, these jobs were happily given away by the locals to the Mexicans. However recently due to the reduction in jobs available in the job market. Americans are turning to get these low-grade jobs back. However, as these jobs are already being occupied by the migrants, it can lead to increased social hostility between the two

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