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The Micro-History of Mexican

Immigration in the United States

Researchers Without Borders

Gu,Yu

Lisa Harrod

Haldun Unal

A Research Study on Mexican Immigration from 1993 to thePresent


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Mexican Hispanics Largest Minority Group

Demographics 2006

64 % of the Hispanicpopulation

9 % of the total U.S.population

U.S. ranks 3 rd Worldwide

Fastest growing minority3.4% population increase2005 -2006

22 states- report Hispanics asthe largest minority

80 to 85% undocumented

Economic Status

64.9% have less than a highschool education

Below Average income - 67% ofnatives

Industries

Construction

Leisure

Business Field 25% live in poverty

Passel, Jeffrey. (2005, March 25) Estimates of the Size and Characteristics of theUndocumented Population. http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/ 44.pdf


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1993

Negative public opinion onimmigration:

Terrorist attacks World TradeCenter

Illegal migrant smugglingactivities Economic slowdown inmajor industries

Cost of illegal immigrants citedby politicians

Illegal border crossing

New York Times / CBS PollImmigration into the US should be

decreased:1993 - 61%

1986 49% (IRCA takes effect)

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/rion/09venture.ht

ml

http://www.cinematical.com/2006/04/17/tribeca-

review-golden-venture/


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Increasing Border Enforcement

Operation GatekeeperCalifornia 1994

Operation SafeguardArizona 1999

NAFTA 1994

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/0 70617/25border.htm

Operation Hold The LineTexas 1993


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IIRIRA

IllegalImmigration Reform and

Immigration Responsibility Act of

1996

Doubled U.S. BorderPatrol by the year 2001

Improvements ofsouthwest borderbarriers

Toughened penalties forimmigrant smuggling

Instituted a new"expedited removal"proceeding

Three voluntary pilot

programs to enableemployers to verify theimmigrant status of jobapplicants

Bar on admissibility toillegal aliens seeking toreenter the U.S.


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February 14, 2001 - Report by

Carnegie Endowment

February 16, 2001 - The

Guanajuato Proposal Towards a

Partnership for Prosperity

April 04, 2001 - Joint Communiqu

by High Level Working Group

September 06, 2001 Joint

Statement between the United

States ofAmerica and the United

Mexican States

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/images/20010905-2-1.html

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Negotiations halted

Immigration and securitytied to each other

Immigration issueremained unilateral

Became public law on October 26, 2001Avoid any further visa violations

Increase border security

Provide INS access to FBI database

Removal of aliens associated with terrorist

activities

Border Security and Immigration Tied to Each Other

9/11 US PATRIOT ACTSMART BORDER

AGREEMENT

Signed in March, 2002in Monterrey, Mexico

U.S. Mexico BorderPartnership Action Plan:

Secure Infrastructure

Secure Flow of People

Secure Flow of Goods


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Homeland Security Act of 2002

Separates INS

Agencies Under the Dept. ofHomeland Security

U.S. Customs and BorderProtection

U.S. Immigration andCustoms Enforcement

U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services

http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/history/editorial_0133.shtm http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/stra

tegicplan/

http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/gallery/photo_gallery.shtm


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Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004

RealIDAct of 2005

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism

Prevention Act

Real ID Act

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Secure Fence Act of 2006

Comprehensive immigrationreform begins with a secureborder. . .

Authorized Hundreds of miles of fencing

Camera use

Satellites

Unmanned aerial vehicles

http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1161895282064.shtm

President George Bush

http://images.google.com/images?q=secure+fence+act&ndsp=20&um=1&hl=en&start=40&sa=N


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Anti-immigration States

Proposition 187California 1994

Proposition 200 Arizona 1994

Texas Legislative Proposals

Pro-Immigration State

Georgia SR 1426 Nebraska

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/immig/ 6ImmigEnactedLegis3.htm

2006

570 pieces of legislationconcerning immigration were

introduced in state legislatures

84 bills were enacted in 32 states

State Views on Immigration

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LM/LM002-

STATUEOFLIBERTY.htm


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ConclusionMexican Immigration 2007

Amnesty and legalization has led to dispersionand diffusion away from gateway states

End of circulatory Mexican migrants

Unilateral characteristics of immigrationcontrol since 9/11

Immigration is still the subject of politicaldebate


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