A Comparison Of The United States And Mexico

Living in two different countries can be a great experience that can change someone's way of thinking. We live in a world with many countries and different types of people, making us compare each other and ask ourselves how is this different or similar. For example, in Brazil, they speak Portuguese, but in Colombia they speak Spanish. That's one difference. Yet, Brazil and Colombia are in the same continent. Now, that's one similarity. In my case, I have lived in Venezuela and in the United States and sometimes I start comparing many things like economy, government, culture, topography, weather, traditions, etc. Many people don't notice how many difference and similarities two countries can have.

"In 1994, both countries [Mexico and the United States] signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which has increased their mutual trade and foreign direct investment. Between 1994 And 2005, the US-Mexico foreign direct investment flows increased substantially from 16,968 billion to $71,423 billion. By 2007, the Mexican commercial relationship with the U.S. almost tripled from $297 billion to $930 billion." [2] This mutual increase in business inherently has had an attendant growth in "the number of foreign enterprises who have situated in each country." [2] With this increase in international business and trade comes cultural shifts and increased globalization and differences in managerial functions.

The relationship with Mexico is vital to the United States and the economy of North America. It is one that cannot be ignored or treated with carelessness, especially in the regions where it has impact on the lives and livelihood of millions of people. September 11, 2001 changed the way the United States would secure its borders from neighboring Canada and Mexico, and those who enter it with the intent to do harm, forever. The border with Mexico in particular became a matter of special focus out of fear that terrorists might use the relatively porous Southwest border as an entry point into the United States to carry out further terrorist attacks against the homeland (Lee, Wilson, Lara-Valencia, de la Parra, Van Schoik, Patron-Soberano, Olson, Selee, 2013).

Imagine waking up to a beautiful view every day, without a care in the world about the expenses of life, but instead enjoying the perfect weather that makes life just that easier. This would be the perfect description for the beautiful land of Mexico, that has proven itself to be one of the finest places to live in. This country would be one of the top three locations people would consider moving to when they no longer find their way of living in their country to be worthwhile. They are not only attracted to the great climate, but the affordable cost of living and job opportunities that are offered to them. Most people decide to move to Mexico when they retire so that they can enjoy the luxurious resorts and attractions. In fact, Mexico has

Any social revolution by definition changes the structure of a society by removing power from one entity and bringing power to another entity. Typically social revolutions are when a dominant power is overthrown by the people who it dominates over. One part of society must be sacrificed for what is believed as the general good of the society. There most common reason for revolution in Latin America is industrial and economic power in the country. How each country handles the change in industrial and economic power is different, yet all most Latin American countries choose to nationalize parts of the industrial sector.

In the article “Mexico or America” a family stresses the outcome of their survival when Trump comes into presidency. The wife has a job and is legal in America along with her 2 daughters, but her husband is illegal. Personally, I wouldn't want to be alone. Especially if my husband and children were legal in the United States and I only had so long until the government found out. If the government didn't find out you would still struggle to live the average life. Rachel told Ivri, “if he wins, we're leaving.” Also, many celebrities are saying the same. I strongly believe we are one country and no matter who the president is we need to stick together. I also believe it should be easier for illegals to become legal. Trump isn't very

With Mexico’s nearest neighbor being the U.S., it’s no secret that many impoverished Mexicans will be drawn here in search of work. Whether their families have been here for generations or arrived as recent immigrants, Mexican Americans have helped to shape the U.S. and will do so even more in the years to come. With Mexico experiencing their lowest economic growth since 2009, experts believe that the Mexican economy was in a full blown recession during the first quarter of 2014 (Knowland, 2014). Due to the lack of economic growth and with Mexico’s current poverty

Mexico’s economy is mixed. The government, its agencies and government-owned or –controlled companies are anticipated to lessen their typically dominant position in the areas of public utilities, telecommunication, and petroleum. Private enterprise is the primary factor with regard to mining, manufacturing, entertainment, commerce, and the service industries. This also includes construction and tourism as well. Foreign investment is mostly found in the industries of mining, manufacturing, and the financial sectors.

Mexico has a poverty rate that’s reported to be around 46.2% between 2012 and 2014 translating into an increase of .07%. During this time, the Mexican Government reported that two million Mexicans slipped into poverty. The poverty level has risen slightly due to access to education, health, clean water and income as the basis of the problem.

Mexico has experienced many reforms economically, socially, and politically in recent history leading itself into becoming a more well developed country. Typically, when people think of Mexico they think of the corruption in the government, the violent drug cartels, the widespread poverty, and the long time one party dominance of the government. Although these are major problems, they are not problems that are impossible to fix, or are currently being fixed. They are not persistent all throughout Mexico either, there are places where poverty, violent drug cartels, and corruption is non existent. Mexico is often misunderstood and generalized for a few flaws and characteristics it possesses. By the previously accepted definition,

For decades, the United States and Mexico have had many friendly relations on the matters that involved trade, security and migration. However, with the new presidency, these relationships that both nations have spent years trying to build is in jeopardy. It seems as if every day US-Mexico relations continue to hit new lows as President Donald Trump continues criticizing Mexico and their government.

Reuters says that studies show that Mexicans read less than three books a year on average, a product of low education levels and poverty. The USA is one of the richest countries compared to many other countries like Mexico. And the USA has a lot of funding to help families who don’t have money to get an education compared to Mexico who only funds a small portion to their education system. The Education system in Mexico and the USA are very different by the Discipline, Types of schools, and school system.

Their economy is slowly growing and there also seems to be a growth in the luxury retail sector of the country. Although there has been advanced affluent growth in the country the division between classes is still evident due to it’s poverty class living under a couple of thousand dollars a month. “The country may see a slight downfall in 2016 but should regain some momentum in 2017” ( http://www.worldbank.org). “Statistics show improvement and state Mexico’s economy should grow 3.7% by 2017” (Flannery,

Since Donald Trump has been elected, world politics are in trouble, free - trade agreements gradually canceled and the objection of immigrants from Mexico. These problems have led the United States are in an alarming condition. The United States will meet many difficulties in controlling these situations inside the country. The relationship between the United States and Mexico have never reconciled because of Mexican Wall. Latin America will not be a priority in the external relations from the White House in the coming period. In fact, to this point of U.S foreign policy with Latin America, Mr. Trump has no idea about it. However, many experts can offer a few comments on the relationship in the future between Mr. Trump and Latin America.

Mexico is a relatively large country when it comes to population. The average country has around 34 million citizens whereas Mexico has 127.5 million as of 2016. Being 3.75 times larger than the average, there is room to have more poverty than other countries. Except that doesn’t excuse having the highest poverty rate, so what’s the issue? To start out, there are a staggering 55.3 million people living in poverty (Buitre, 2016). That’s 43% of the entire population who are poor. And yet on the other side, there are 16 billionaires in Mexico and 145,000 millionaires. That’s an incredibly small percent (0.1%), and one that makes one think about how fortunate those people (plus their families) really are.