Many of them were small towns before maquiladoras arrived. Once NAFTA was put in place and started operating in 1994, many of these cities became boomtowns with sudden population and economic growth. However, most of them couldn't cope with such growth and have become ugly, industrial towns with low quality of life, high crime rates. The best example of such problems is the city of Juarez, bordering El Paso, Texas.
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maquiladoras brought concerns about damaging the environment, pollution, and dangers to the health and saftey of workers
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All of them are set-up with foreign capitalMost are located on border cities in northern MexicoAll of them are assembly plants with the intent of exporting the manufactured goods produced in them
Most border cities such as Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros have maquiladoras. There are also some of them in northern cities a bit more south of the border, such as Mexicali, Chihuahua, Hermosillo or Monterrey.
Many of them were small towns before maquiladoras arrived. Once NAFTA was put in place and started operating in 1994, many of these cities became boomtowns with sudden population and economic growth. However, most of them couldn't cope with such growth and have become ugly, industrial towns with low quality of life, high crime rates. The best example of such problems is the city of Juarez, bordering El Paso, Texas. See related links for some photos.
On the Mexican Central Plateau.
why do many peole in mexicos rural areas move to cities
The three phases of Northern Industrialization affected the growth of cites by leading to more job opportunities. With more jobs available, more people moved to the cities looking for work. This caused cities to grow.
The three phases of Northern Industrialization affected the growth of cites by leading to more job opportunities. With more jobs available, more people moved to the cities looking for work. This caused cities to grow.
The Central Mexican Plateau or Mexican Altiplano.
northern cities
What cities of Mexico has the swine flu affected?
northern cities