...Hispanic Immigrants and Politics Ulyses Rivera 02/13/2015 Hispanic Immigrants and Politics Why does our government treat Hispanic immigrants like if they were individuals who don’t deserve to be part of the American society? We are all make of the same flesh and genetic material and everybody deserve to be treated with respect. The unique differences of each human being are what separate us from each other. Every single person plays an important role in our society. The wellbeing of the Hispanic immigrants in the United States is in the hands of our two political party’s Republicans and Democrats who can’t agree on anything because they think these people don’t deserve to be treated as human beings. Jackie Calmes, wrote an article in the New York Times on November of 2014 about Hispanic Immigrants and our politics. The Republican Party was represented by Mitt Romney argued that Latinos who are here illegally needed to go back to their native countries. His argument was that they broke the laws and they don’t deserve to stay in the United States taking advantage of the American system and not contributing to the American economy. The President Barack Obama was proposing an amnesty to solve the illegal immigration problem in the U.S. The proposal did not go very far because the Republican Party voted against it. Mo Brooks, a Republican of Alabama failed proposal to extend citizenship to “so-called Dreamers – Latinos who were brought into the United Stated illegally...
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...the high level of minority enrollment throughout the county. This paper uses census and other government data along with school accountability report cards to show that border proximity negatively impacts the performance of a school. While economic and immigration factors are probably not the only reason for this, this paper uses state testing reports and population demographics to compare the schools side by side and account for the difference in school achievement. 1. Introduction The economy of Imperial County ranks among the lowest in the state. This, in turn, reflects heavily on the level of academic achievement in the three main high schools. In addition to this, the county is also home to a large immigrant population, attributed to the proximity with Mexico and large farming sector. However, it is interesting to note the difference in school performance and how they relate with how far away they are from the international border. Taking a number of factors into account, we should observe a lower level of achievement in the school closest to the border. This paper attempts to examine the relationship between school performance and immigration. Specifically, does the higher level of minority students affect academic performance as a whole? This paper will examine the distance from the border, median household income, percentage of minority population, and test scores, among other factors to find that Calexico High School is the lowest performing out of the three...
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...| 1. Do discriminatory attitudes to older workers at work affect their retirement intentions? Type: Research paper Author(s): Pierre-Jean Messe Source: International Journal of Manpower Volume: 33 Issue: 4 2012AbstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether employers’ attitudes towards older workers, especially regarding promotions, really affect their retirement intentions, distinguishing between men and women. Design/methodology/approach – First, the author uses the 1992 wave of the Health and Retirement Study to estimate, through a Fields decomposition, the relative contribution of the feeling of an older worker to be discriminated against regarding promotions; and to explain the self-reported probability to work full time after 62, decomposing by gender. Second, using the two first waves of HRS, the author removes any bias due to time-constant unobserved heterogeneity, to test whether the individual feeling of being passed over for promotion may be misreported, owing to a strong preference for leisure. Finally, the author examines the effect of a change in this variable over time on the intentions to exit early. Findings – The Fields decomposition shows that feeling passed over for promotion plays a non-negligible role to predict retirement plans but only for women. In addition, using panel data allows a misreporting bias to be exhibited that may lead to underestimating of the negative effect of discriminatory practices towards older workers on their...
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...English Language in the Hispanic Communites I came to United States at age of 17, to participate in an exchange student high school program. Upon my arrival my English language knowledge was poor and limited. I encountered many difficult experiences at the high school and at the family I lived with. From the very beginning I was determined to improve my English language skills and by the end of the semester I believed I had made a huge improvement. I personally am aware of the difficulties there are to learn a new language but living in the Las Cruces area for almost five years has made me face a very interesting phenomenon, that is of a large number of Hispanic population seems to not know English. As I have asked around, I have found out that a lot of these people have been living in United States for a long period of time. This phenomenon got me wondering why that these people do not learn the official language of the country they live in, which is closely connected to the integration of this community into the American life. Out of so many stores and offices I have visited I could say that in almost all of them you can find employees that could assist you in the Spanish language, even taken to the extreme in some stores the cashiers can only speak Spanish. I feel that this clearly demotivates the locals to learn English when they can find ways to communicate. Learning the language of the country you live in is closely connected to prosperity in working and living conditions...
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...position at the beginning of the film? Answer: Minute man Frank he against the illegal immigrants. Who petrol around the border the peoples coming from Mexico to USA illegally. Q.2 Discuss Frank’s experiences and what he did during his 30 days with the Gonzalez family? Answer: According Frank’s experience he felt uneasiness in the family. He worked as a handyman. Q.3 What (if anything) changed his perspective? Answer: He went to Mexico to see their families. He spent time with them and he find out about their living style. They are living in broken house no clean water to drink. They don’t have good jobs. They don’t have good food to eat. Q.4 Do you think it made a long-term impact on his position? Why? /Why not? Answer: He changed mind temporarily. But he went back where he was at the start. Q.5 how the family’s Latino/Hispanic reflected in the film? Answer: Placing the needs of the family ahead of individual concerns. This aspect of Hispanic/Latino family life has led to the erroneous conclusion that the family impedes individual achievement and advancement. B. Questions What questions do you have about undocumented immigration? What is your position? Be honest, but explain your answer? Answer: Question number one they came here illegally? Question number two immigrants raise the crime rate? We know it’s tough economic time for everyone. The reality though is immigrants do jobs that are not necessarily jobs that laid-off American worker would take. If someone...
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...According to the U.S Census Bureau, the Hispanic population is projected to account for 17 percent of the U.S population and by 2060 29 percent of the United States is projected to be Hispanic- more than one quarter of the total population (U.S Census Bureau). These immigrants come to the United States for many different reasons: to seek economic opportunities and stability, to escape political or religious persecution, to reunite with family, and to simply have their voices heard, efforts recognized, and hardships known. Yet, these challenges that young adolescents who are newly immigrants have to face can be quite intimidating. Some Latinas struggle with the individualism and self-action and achievement that are so highly praised in the American culture over their Latino values and strong roots that keep the family together and interdependent. Within a Latino culture, family is everything, religion and traditions are important and education is valued. Education is seen as a great opportunity for the next generation, so unlike the first generation immigrants, they will not have to struggle as much as their parents, grandparents, etc., did and are in hope that they will build a better future for the family. Gender roles take a major part in Latino cultures. Females differ from their male...
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... 1 Research Proposal: Examining the Effects of Acculturative Stress in Immigrants Christine Kreutzer University of Central Florida Running Head: RESEARCH PROPOSAL 2 Research Proposal: Examining the Effects of Acculturative Stress in Immigrants Objective: This study proposes to examine if acculturative stress experienced by German and Japanese immigrants in the United States results in any long term effects, specifically in terms of mental illness. Stressors associated with immigration have been found to be harmful, and is especially important to examine because of ever rising rates of immigration in the United States. This proposed study will attempt to show any possible long term effects in terms of mental illness. Literature Review: Acculturation is the process by which a member belonging to one culture must adopt the behavior and beliefs of another cultural group. This process is typically experienced by minority immigrants that have to adapt to a dominant culture. This is known as acculturative stress. Acculturative stress occurs in somatic (or biological), psychological, and social forms (Lecture, 2011). Arbona, Olvera, Rodriguez, Hagan, Linares, and Wiesner (2010) looked at the acculturative stress experienced by documented and undocumented Latino immigrants in the United States. They describe acculturative stress as the mental reaction prompted...
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...Running head: HISPANIC AMERICANS Paper Title Author Author Affiliation [CLASS SUBJECT HERE] [PROFESSOR’S NAME HERE] Feb 18, 2009 Since 1970, United States of America has seen a considerable amount of immigration because of economic chaos and civil wars in Latin American countries. The fight between the government of El Salvador and leftist guerrillas in 1980 brought about 500,000 immigrants to United States. They settled primarily in California, Florida, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. The civil war in Nicaragua in the year 1980 drove an estimated 800,000 Nicaraguan immigrants to the United States Mexican Americans are the most prevalent Hispanic group within the United States. Their history can be dated to four centuries within America, contrasting in different regions. In States like California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada have great amounts of Mexican Americans. (Mexican Americans, 2007). Most of Mexican Americans residing in the United states converse in their own native language. Spanish is usually the solitary language that they use .But english is the universally unrestricted language in the general community. As many generations have passed, a new verbal communication has emerged, called Spanglish, which is a blend of both Spanish and American. America has always been harsh on Mexican Americans. Mexican Americans had a hard time elevating their financial...
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...Hispanic American Diversity Your Name Axia College of University of Phoenix Hispanic American Diversity From social origins and religion to art and cuisine Hispanic Americans have a big impact on the United States. A Spanish speaking person, from Mexico Spain, and from Central America to Cuba is presented as Latino or Hispano. Below is a review of political, linguistic, social, economic, religious and familial principles of four Hispanic American groups and how they added to the affluent variety of American culture. Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican represent the fastest growing portion of Hispanic population in the U.S. and are characterized by differences as well as similarities in various life aspects. Mexican Americans presently have established themselves more in economic, social, linguistic and legal sphere. They compose one of the largest immigrant groups in the country, with their tradition accomplishing further back than other American groups. According to 2006 American Community Survey, a number of 28,339,354 from total Hispanic population of 44,252, 248 are Mexican Americans which represents 64% of total Hispano. “The family unit is the single most important social unit in the life of Hispanics; the traditional concepts of manhood and womanhood, however, appear to be changing toward a more egalitarian...
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...social origins and religion to art and cuisine Hispanic Americans have a big impact on the United States. A Spanish speaking person, from Mexico Spain, and from Central America to Cuba is presented as Latino or Hispano. Below is a review of political, linguistic, social, economic, religious and familial principles of four Hispanic American groups and how they added to the affluent variety of American culture. Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican represent the fastest growing portion of Hispanic population in the U.S. and are characterized by differences as well as similarities in various life aspects. Mexican Americans presently have established themselves more in economic, social, linguistic and legal sphere. They make up one of the largest immigrant groups in the country, with their tradition accomplishing further back than other American groups. According to 2006 American Community Survey, a number of 28,339,354 from total Hispanic population of 44,252, 248 are Mexican Americans which represents 64% of total Hispano. “The family unit is the single most important social unit in the life of Hispanics; the traditional concepts of manhood and womanhood, however, appear to be changing toward a more egalitarian model with increased exposure to American society; the majority of Mexicans are Roman Catholic”. (Warrix, M. Cultural Diversity: Eating in America. Mexican American, para. 8). Despite their strong pride of Hispanic heritage, the primary language of Mexican Americans...
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...civil rights movement. During this time, it is not only African- Americans who were victims of racism. Jewish-Americans also suffered their own form of discrimination that saw some of them getting killed. Several laws were enacted during the civil rights movement’s activities, most of which helped stem the tide of racism. Since the 1960s, the period during which the civil rights movement carried out its activities, tremendous progress has been achieved. The achievements can be misconstrued by some to mean absolute elimination of racism and anti-Semitism. But the reality of the matter is that racism and anti-Semitism are still part of the American society, and evidence from research will be discussed to support this claim. The first evidence of the continuity of racism in America is the placement of a limit on the number of Asians who can be admitted to Ivy League colleges in the United States (Lubin, 2012). Racism is also shown to be part of the American society as shown by anti-black sentiments as well as anti-Hispanic sentiments in the United States as of 2012, more than four decades since the civil rights movement staged protests (Associated Press, 2012). Additionally, the Anti-Defamation League reports that hate crimes that are related to religion were predominantly directed to Jews who suffered 77% of these crimes (ADL, 2012), a scenario that serves as evidence of the continued presence of anti-Semitism in the United States. Racism is manifested by the decision by some...
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...psychological techniques of discipline that, on direct methods such as corporal punishment. There are several comparisons of childrearing practices of American parents and those of parents from other cultural groups. Childrearing patterns of Hispanic and Latin American groups haven’t been extensively studied. The few studies that do exist generally portray the Hispanic family as one where warmth and affection are readily dispensed to the child, obedience is emphasized at the expense of self-reliance, and physical punishment is overtly threatened but inconsistently used. And perhaps because they constitute conveniently accessible populations, most existing cross-cultural childrearing studies have Compared Mexican-Americans and Mexicans. The absence of studies involving other Hispanic American groups make it difficult to estimate the extent to which the obtained results are descriptive of Hispanics in general or Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in particular. Second, most cross-cultural research has focused on the mother, child, and dad. Finally, there have been few efforts to systematize the use of instruments Cross-cultural studies on childrearing practices provide a basis from which Hypotheses can be generated about differences between Hispanics, and Latin Americans on a lot of variables. However, since most of those studies have used Mexican-Americans or Mexicans as subjects. Mexicans have been found to rank number two on the warmth of mother scale when compared to other cultures...
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...2, 2011 My Life as an Undocumented Student Many people come to the United States seeking a better future and trying to pursue their dreams. During that time many become strong while others become weak. Some fulfill their dreams and many others don't. Being an immigrant is tough, but being an undocumented immigrant can be worse. After arriving in the United States at the age of ten with my mother and 3 siblings it didn't take me long to figure that out. The experience, in many ways, has shaped who I am today. The absence of a paternal figure and the lack of help changed my personality almost completely. Like every child, playing around and being happy was at the top of my "to do" list. At ten my mother brought me to the United States hidden in the trunk of a car. The illegal procedure cost thousands of dollars in which my mother had saved since the day I was born. In the process I lost my family, my happy and almost perfect life and my friends back in my country. When I left the Dominican Republic I lost the only paternal figure I had, my grandfather. Once I lost him I became little aggressive because I didn’t feel the protection that he always provided to me. (A basic feature of the Hispanic American family is the extended family, which plays a major role in each family member’s life. Pg. 170) The change of countries was a big emotional shock that changed my personality almost 100%. While in the Dominican Republic I was a straight “A” student; in the United...
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...Immigration and Immigrants A Pathway to Permanency Immigration and Immigrants: A Pathway to Permanency American culture has been shaped by immigrants from all around the world dating back to the founding of this country. Since the beginning, people have migrated to the United States for relief and opportunity. The United States is currently experiencing a new wave of immigration; namely Latinos. Many of whom are migrating to escape the dangers of their homeland. Others are migrating to move beyond the political chaos and economic deprivation of their countries in hopes of having an opportunity at the American Dream and all of its promises. It can be agreed that immigrants come to the United States for the betterment of themselves and their families. However, their dreams are often shattered by the obstacles of gaining residency and citizenship no matter the length of the time they have resided in the United States. While immigrants are the foundation of our nation, immigration regulations were put into place in the 1700’s and has undergone changes throughout the years. Over the past several decades, there has been an emphasis on immigrants’ impact on our economy. In our current state combined with the vast amount of illegal immigrants entering and residing in the United States, immigration and immigrants are significant to America’s success. Our country’s international stature is dependent upon the advancements we make to enhance the lives of our young immigrant population; by...
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...According to Gamoran et al. Hispanics are three times more likely than Whites to live in poverty, and Mexican Americans, who make up fifty-nine percent of the Hispanic population, are in particularly economically disadvantaged (98). Additionally Gamoran et al. identifies that “Hispanic families have less access to social capital, that is, relations of trust and shared expectations that foster the flow of relevant information and support social norms” (97). Yet what causes this significant economic disparity not just seen in Hispanic communities but throughout low socioeconomic communities and ethnic minorities? To answer this question, the factors on being poor need to be assessed. According to Woolcock and Narayan being poor implies that one is not a part of specific social networks or institutions, leading to lost possibilities of securing a sustainable job and income as well as adequate and proper living accommodations (226). Nonetheless the case is not that disadvantaged communities completely lack social capital it...
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