Daily News Article - February 26, 2007
1. What are the women of Tecalpulco asking the U.S. government to do?
2. a) What do the women of Tecalpulco want their husbands to do?
b) Why do they want them to do so?
3. a) How are the women of Tecalpulco attempting to make their problem known?
b) What are the women doing to provide a way for their husbands to come home and earn a living?
4. Answer the following statistical questions:
a) What percent of the Mexican population was living in the U.S. as of 2005?
b) What percent of the Mexican workforce is living/working in the U.S.?
c) What percent of Mexican workers in the U.S. are men?
5. a) Who is the president of Mexico?
b) What does he say is the only solution that will work to keep men of working age in Mexico?
c) What is the major problem with this solution?
6. a) Who is Steven Camarota?
b) Why does Mr. Camarota say that the women's stories prove the men aren't fleeing poverty?
c) Do you agree with his assertion? Explain your answer.
7. There are no statistics on how many women are asking that their men come home. But for those who do, how should their husbands respond?