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Mexican Immigrant Population in the United States, 1980–2017

This study presents data on the Mexican immigrant population in the United States from 1980 to 2017, based on the U.S. Census Bureau and American Community Surveys. It highlights the top states of residence for Mexicans in the U.S. and addresses the challenges and contributions of Mexican immigrants.

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Mexican Immigrant Population in the United States, 1980–2017

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  1. Mexican Immigrant Population in the United States, 1980–2017 Sources: Data from U.S. Census Bureau 2010 and 2017 American Community Surveys (ACS); Campbell J. Gibson and Kay Jung, "Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850–2000" (Working Paper no. 81, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC, February 2006), available online.

  2. Top States of Residence for Mexicans in the United States, 2012–16 Source: MPI tabulation of data from U.S. Census Bureau pooled 2012–16 ACS.

  3. An immigrant‘slongjourney • For Armando Perez, theAmerican Dream is • The firstattempttocrosstheborderfailedbecause • Theywereeventuallyabletocrosstheborderbecause • In the USA theywerehelpedby • Illegal immigrantsoftenwork • The twothingstakenawayfromimmigrants‘ paychecksare • The governmentdoesn‘twanttolegalizeundocumentedworkersbecause • Many American citizenswouldn‘t do thejobsthat illegal immigrants do because

  4. Writing task After listeningtothe interview youdecidetowrite a personal letterto Armando. In yourletteryoucomment on hisstory and includeinformationaboutthesituationofmigrantworkers in Germany. Write about 150-200 words. Time: 25 minutes

  5. Homeworkfornextweek • Work in groupsoftwopeople and prepare a shortpresentation (5-10 minutes). • Chooseoneofthefollowingwriters: Zadie Smith, Hanif Kureshi, Monica Ali, Jackie Kay, Salman Rushdie, Andrea Levy. • Collectinformation on theirethnicalbackground, theirwork, and howcross-culturalissues such asethnicdiversity, immigration, prejudice, and racisminfluencetheirwork. • Use extractsfromtheirnovelsorothertextsaswellaspicturestomakeyourpresentationmoreinteresting (sources!!). • But: Videos are not allowed!!

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