Mexican American border by John Dahlberg

The historyThe border fence was started on October 26,

2006 and passed by an outstanding 80-19 vote .

Current border design was formed after the Mexican American war.

Reasons for massive immigration An average hourly wage in Mexico is $4.15 less than

minimum wage in the U.S.A. and 40% are below the poverty line in Mexico.

Surplus population is also a rising factor with close to a third of the population living in Mexico city.

Pollution is a major problem also. With no wind to blow smog out of the city and extreme water shortages breathing the air is close to smoking two packs a day.

What are the stats?There are 11.4 million Mexican immigrants in

U.S.A. If illegal immigrants are caught no fines are

issued but they're sent back to Mexico and usually succeed the next time.

Over 95% of illegal immigrants that fail their first time succeed eventually.

CoyotesCoyotes is the term given to human smuggler.Use cleverly disguised compartments in

dashboard, trunk, under the car and just about anywhere you can fit a body.

Mexico's current problemsMexico is being struck hard by a few things

starting with the gulf oil spill a year ago.The second was the swine flu.

The third is gang wars and drug issues.

Economic distribution. Mexico's wealth is very unevenly distributed

ten percent of the population contains over a third of the wealth.

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