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The Economic And Political Instability

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To what extent does the economic and political instability in Mexico impact the urgency for immigration reform in the United States?
The political and economic condition of Mexico has been characterized by corruption and inequity, thus affecting immigration rates to the United States. Although the political instability rooted within Mexico’s history has been prevalent since its post-colonization, recently, new political presences have aimed to correct the corruption within Mexico’s government to lessen the reasons for emigration, thus impacting a current controversy in American politics regarding immigration reform. The fraudulence of the Mexican government deeply affects the citizens’ safety; therefore, immigration reform should be implemented because of America’s capability to provide security and the humanitarian principles that are ensured.
Mexican citizens feel motivated to emigrate for better economic opportunities available outside of Mexico. Without a proper source of income or the needs to support one’s self or family, these immigrants feel motivated to move out of Mexico to achieve proper financial support. According to Gary K. Cárdenas, professor and director of the Hispanic Research Center, and Mary Erickson, professor of art in the School of Art, in an analysis about Frida Kahlo’s Self Portrait Between the Borderline of Mexico and the United States, Kahlo and Rivera’s immigration to the United States was influenced by the commissions received: “to do murals in

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