Check out the new Check out the new seating plan which seating plan which includes your current includes your current level. level.

Make sure that you Make sure that you are sitting in the are sitting in the correct place.correct place.

Are you equipped to Are you equipped to work?work?

Are you ready to Are you ready to work? work?

By the end of By the end of this section I willthis section I will

Understand Understand what it is like to live in what it is like to live in some places in Mexicosome places in Mexico

Key wordsKey words Push factorsPush factors Pull factorsPull factors Quality of lifeQuality of life MaquiladoraMaquiladora

AreAre youyou

ready to start ready to start learning?learning?

Migration: Mexico to Migration: Mexico to USAUSA

Study these images……….Study these images………. They will help you to understand:They will help you to understand:

what the landscape of the USA/Mexico what the landscape of the USA/Mexico border is likeborder is like

why some Mexican people are so desperate to why some Mexican people are so desperate to migrate to the USA.migrate to the USA.

What the journey over the border is like for What the journey over the border is like for emigrantsemigrants

Image of Tijuana, Mexico... what Image of Tijuana, Mexico... what adjectives would you use to adjectives would you use to describe this place?describe this place?

Tijuana, MexicoTijuana, Mexico

Tijuana, MexicoTijuana, Mexico

Can you locate Can you locate these places on these places on your map of the your map of the border?border?

Try to describe Try to describe what you think the what you think the quality of life here quality of life here is like, using the is like, using the adjectives you adjectives you thought of earlier.thought of earlier.

The El Paso and Ciudad The El Paso and Ciudad Juarez metropolitan Juarez metropolitan area is the biggest area is the biggest border community in border community in the world. The the world. The combined population of combined population of both cities is close to 3 both cities is close to 3 million people. Since million people. Since 1964 Juarez has 1964 Juarez has experienced enormous experienced enormous population growth due population growth due to the influx of to the influx of maquiladora factoriesmaquiladora factories.

Downtown El Paso viewed Downtown El Paso viewed from Cuidad Juarezfrom Cuidad Juarez

A squatter settlement in A squatter settlement in Ciudad JuarezCiudad Juarez

MatamoroMatamoross

Your aims were Your aims were toto

1.1. Understand what it is like to live Understand what it is like to live in some parts of Mexico.in some parts of Mexico.

Have you been Have you been successful? successful?

What do you think it would be like living What do you think it would be like living in any of the places you have seen? in any of the places you have seen?

How many push factors can you think of? How many push factors can you think of? You should be able to think of at least 3.You should be able to think of at least 3.

You can discuss quietly in pairs. Be ready You can discuss quietly in pairs. Be ready to share your thoughts with us.to share your thoughts with us.

HANDS UP!HANDS UP!