The
link I have posted leads to an article reporting about protesters protesting
against a House bill passed in December 2005 that includes erecting a 700-mile
wall along the 2,000-mile US-Mexico border. I chose this article as some
statistics match common stereotypes as well as some that surprisingly go
against them.
One stereotype
is that Mexicans urge to immigrate into America to seek opportunity which is
supported by the high rate of immigration by immigrants of Hispanic and Latino origin
into the states along the US-Mexico border.
In fact this rate of mass immigration (and high birth rates) of Mexicans
is so high that it is predicted that by 2050 a ¼ of the American population
will be of Hispanic and Latino decent. I was surprised that in this article it
states that a majority of Mexicans (47%) said their lives would NOT improve if
they illegally immigrated into the USA (45% said it would) and a 52% majority of
Mexicans have an unfavourable view of Americans. However it is also worth noting that this
article was created in 2006, and the statistic supporting that Mexican lives
would improve if they illegally immigrated into the states would be much higher
in contemporary Mexico.
One stereotype
is that Americans view Mexicans negatively, as 61% of Americans want their
member of Congress to make immigration regulations more restrictive, and 80% of
Mexicans believe Mexicans are discriminated against, yet however 67% of
Americans agree that the US economy benefits from Mexican migrant workers.
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