Mexican Migration To The U.S. In Decline

The level of border apprehensions of undocumented immigrants seems to be a pretty good indicator of what will happen to the overall American job market six months later.

Here is an assignment that would work with this and the post above on Mexican "Coyotes".

PRICING ISSUES AROUND MEXICAN IMMIGRATION

In the space provided below, use your understanding of marginal analysis and how prices are determined to discuss the flow of Mexican immigrants (legal and illegal) to the U.S. over the last twenty years. In so doing answer the following questions:

1. What has been the incentive over the years for Mexican citizens to find the means to emigrate to the U.S.?
2. What has been the incentive of American employers to hire these workers (legal and illegal)?
3. Why have the emigration trends that were so strong in the 1990s faded recently?
4. What types of businesses and entrepreneurs have benefited from the flow of humans across the border?
5. How have the conditions of the “coyote” business changed recently and what impact have they had on the pricing structure?
6. What should the U.S. do about the millions of illegal immigrants that reside in our country? Use cost/benefit analysis to explain.