France: tackling a low population

-IN 2004, 1.25 million immigrants were caught along the border

-89% of 11,000 US border control agents work along the border which is 2,000 miles long

Push Factors:

• Perceptions of the 'American dream'
• poor education and healthcare
• Political persecution
• low incomes

Pull factors

• freedom
• emploment oppitunities
• Health advantages
• improved education

Impact on the USA

• Pos: cheap labour source
• Neg: slum areas
• Neg: increase of cases of TB
• Neg: Tension and racism
• Neg: Cost of border control

Impact on mexico

• Pos: cange of culture
• Pos: Money sent home to mexican economy
• Neg: Brain drain
• Neg: Shortage of men

Impact on migrants

• Wales are 6x Mexican wages
• Risk of death on jounrney= stress
• Leaving family and friends

Problems:

• Stage five of DTM
• Population growth of 1%
• not enough young people to care for the old

Solutions:

• Cash payments (£700 per child)
• 50% off childcare
• Reductions in income tax with each child
• 3 years parially paid leave
• £500 monthly for a third child
• Child friendly culture.