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Can you interpret this photograph?. Who?. What?. Why?. When?. Where?. Read cards A to X and add to your answers. Who? Enrique Canchola. 42 year old Mexican from Zacatecas. Has a wife and two young daughters. What? A Mexican man inside a car seat. He was trying to enter the USA secretly.
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Can you interpret this photograph? Who? What? Why? When? Where? Read cards A to X and add to your answers
Who? Enrique Canchola. 42 year old Mexican from Zacatecas. Has a wife and two young daughters. What? A Mexican man inside a car seat. He was trying to enter the USA secretly. When? Enrique set out in a van on Tuesday 18th November 2000. Why? Enrique is unemployed. He hopes to get a well paid job in the USA and send money home. Where? San Ysidoro crossing, the USA-Mexico border.
Why is Enrique in a car seat? L To discover why people move from Mexico to America To understand what is meant by illegal migration Key terms: Illegal migration, push factor, pull factor
Mexico to America: Crossing the Border NIF: Anything that is new, interesting, or a fact Watch the clip and write down as many NIFs as you can...
Mexico to America: Crossing the Border • How many Mexicans tried to migrate to America in 1998? • How many deaths were there along the border in 2005? What did the USA say was the main cause? • What is the main reason for Mexicans attempting to cross the border? • What is the average hourly wage in Mexico compared to California? • What type of work awaits migrants in the USA? What is a jonalero?
The Most Dangerous Journey in the World The journey of the illegal migrant is one of danger, turmoil and often death. This is a desperate journey taken by desperate people. This is their story. http://www.youtube.com/user/invisiblesfilms?ob=0&feature=results_main
The Push-Pull Effect... I wanted to leaveMexico because… (PUSH FACTORS) I wanted to go to theUSA because… (PULL FACTORS) The reality was…