...Argumentative Research Paper DO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HELP OR HURT THE ECONOMY There are several people who exist in this country, who are legally unwelcomed, but they find a way to maneuver themselves into the economy. These people are known as illegal immigrants. They do not follow the established legal migration procedures of this country and resides in this country without proper visas or other documents (Illegal Immigrants). Illegal immigrants are sometimes referred to as illegal aliens or undocumented workers. Though many people may dismiss illegal immigrants as a strain on the economy because they take American jobs, increase the U.S crime rates and drain health care resources; illegal immigrants contribute to the economy as workers, taxpayers, and consumers. The first invasion of illegal immigrants, into the United States was during World War II. Countless, Americans left the Country and went overseas to fight for the freedom of our nation. Several Mexicans saw this as an opportunity and illegally entered the United States to take advantage of employment opportunities, especially as agricultural laborers. “Most of those who worked in the farm fields of California during the 1930’s were illegal immigrants known as Okies, a term applied collectively to the hundreds of thousands of migrants who poured out of not only Oklahoma but also Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. By the end of World War II, there were close to two million illegal immigrants living in California...
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...Immigration is something that I have seen and have heard people experience. Growing up you here unbelievable stories of how people have died and suffered in trying to cross the border. My dad came here to escape the civil war in El Salvador and my mom came for a better future. They meet in Washington D.C. and when they were both 20 years old they got married and had me when they were 21. My mom is now a proud American citizen and my dad is a resident. Thanks to the less strict laws that were placed when they were younger they were able to stay here with permission from the government. If it wasn’t for their strength and endurance to overcome their struggles to be where they are now, I wouldn’t be here writing this paper. Immigration is such...
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...Immigration concerns across the years Asian Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 – denied any Chinese immigrant from entering unless they could prove they were not of the skilled or non-skilled labor set. Geary Act of 1892 – extended the Exclusion Act 1902 the Exclusion act was made permanent The US and Japanese entered into the Gentleman’s Agreement in 1907. This cooperative effort resulted in Japan no longer issuing passports to its citizens that planned on immigrating to the US (except for Hawaii) and the US agreeing to only allow the wives and children of current Japanese residents into the country. This Act was not as harsh as the Chinese Exclusion Act even though both the Chinese and Japanese were regarded as threats by the white population. http://aapcgroup11.blogspot.com/2009/12/gentlemens-agreement-of-1907.html http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/229394/Gentlemens-Agreement African Americans Black Codes There were many laws and rules prior to the passing of the 13th Amendment which freed black slaves. The ones of concern are those enacted just before the passing of the 14th Amendment which would have granted equal status to the blacks, in theory. These new laws, The Black Codes, granted second class status to the newly freed slaves. The newly freed slaves’ hands were tied once again in perhaps a less pervasive hold. In essence, the Codes were the new quasi-slavery laws that the South instituted in order to maintain the control the whites had over...
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...deeply ingrained and unquestioned in our society. Although it is rooted in contradiction, the narrative surrounding “illegality” establishes these “illegal” immigrants as a threat to the creed, identity, and national security of the United States. Like other elements of the “common sense” instilled in us by neoliberal ideologies, “illegality” was constructed so capitalism and the global apartheid could continue to thrive. It is an effective measure that produces a vulnerable labor force and a never-ending supply of detainees. It does not stem from any natural principles and at its core “illegality” is arbitrary and paradoxical. “Illegality,” therefore, is nothing...
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...Undocumented immigrants are humiliated, threatened, bullied, and some people are racist to them, but many of them are afraid to do something about it. Since some of them are here illegally, they are afraid that if they press charges against someone they will be deported back to their original country. That’s why many employers take advantage of them. “It is well known that recently arrived immigrants have lower earnings, on average, than native-born workers with similar educational levels,” and some employers even pay them less than the minimum wage. A lot of people take advantage of undocumented immigrants just like in 1970’s and 1980’s when people took advantage of African Americans. Color people who used to work in farms, had to work outside...
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...in the United States, we are at the center of attention for a social movement that is quite literally, a physical movement. Illegal immigration from Mexico and South American countries continues to be one of the most controversial and debated matters of public policy. The United States allows for an annual limit of roughly 675,0001 immigrants to legally enter our borders, which is extremely conservative relative to other countries. This very limited number forces the majority of immigrants from south of the border to either enter completely illegally, or overstay a temporary work visa issued by our government. While dealing with these illegal aliens serves to be a contentious problem by itself, an even more pressing issue rises to the surface when debating the rights of their children. Thomas Humphrey Marshall described the evolution of citizenship from civil, to political, and finally to social. This idea of social citizenship explained the governmental rights that citizens were guaranteed, “to live the life of a civilized being.”2 The two institutions “most closely connected with it are the educational system and social services.”2 Although speaking about Great Britain in the 18th, 19th, and 20th century, Marshall’s points on citizenship, specifically with regards to what he calls social citizenship, are very relevant to the children of illegal immigrants in the United States today. There is very little debate that immigrants...
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...Chicano 10B 22 August 2014 The Struggles of Undocumented Students What is the dream of an Undocumented Student? The dream of an undocumented student is to pursue the American Dream of becoming someone professional and having the opportunity to help their family back in their country. What are the reasons that the government does not want undocumented students to continue pursuing an education after they graduate from High School? The government does not focus on what undocumented students dream of becoming in the future. What they do focus on are the jobs they are taking from our country. Undocumented students are being denied the privilege of attending college because they are unaware of their rights to attend college. Every year, there are many undocumented students from different countries migrating to the United States. They migrate from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala in search for a better life. However, once they arrive to the United States they are faced with many obstacles that they did not know existed. Many undocumented students graduate from high schools, but only a few get the opportunity to pursue the American Dream because they do not have the right documentations. I believe the government should give undocumented student a visa in order for them to pursue their dreams. Chicanos and Latinos students are being affected by this situation because most of them end up going back to their countries. Other students end up working in low wage jobs for example...
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...or when we were children, the events we witness today is our children’s history and it is made every day. This class has opened my eyes to take a closer and awareness at the things that are happening around us today and in the past. Now that the class is about complete I am not sure how anyone may have negative views on history, no matter what had happened in our history it has been done and we must see it for the positive things we can take from our past. The debate on immigration can be seen and actually felt when traveling to different parts of our country and abroad. Listening to some of the fascinating tales on Hawaiian history it was not that long ago Americans and Europeans were trying to mass populations, mainly military, to Hawaii. The Asian influence came in the late 1800’s when they needed people to work on the farms; several hundred thousand of the local population had died from diseases brought to the islands from other countries. I use this as another example of looking at our own immigration situation in America. We started by using the Hispanic...
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...Racial & Ethnic Short-Answer Questions (15) Should reparations be paid to the descendants of victims of slavery? • Some reject the decision made in the Bakke case that providing a remedy for the effects of racial discrimination is unconstitutional. They argue that the idea of reparations is rooted in international law. • Affirmative Action is inadequate, the ‘Maafa’ (meaning disaster, i.e., slavery) is a crime against humanity, and therefore compensation is required. • In the past 50 years apologies and financial compensation has been given to a wide range of groups, including survivors of the Jewish holocaust (as well as descendants of the victims), Japanese-Americans who were imprisoned during the Second World War and native Americans who had their land illegally seized in the USA. • African Americans have been demanding compensation for slavery since the end of the American Civil War. Immediately after the abolition of slavery, the demand was for 40 acres and a mule to ensure they would not be dependent on their former slave-owners. Then, between 1890 and 1917, there was a movement to lobby the government for pensions to compensate for their unpaid labour under slavery. Since 1989, Congressman John Conyers Jnr (Michigan) has introduced a bill every year to study the case for reparations. Each of these initiatives has been largely ignored by the political establishment. • Reparations would ensure full recognition of the scale of the Maafa and, at the same time...
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...remittances on household poverty 5. Remittances at micro-level 6. Remittances at macro-level 7. Remittances and Development 8. Volume of Remittances 9. Impact of remittances on poverty alleviation 10. Brain Drain/Gain (causes, effects and solutions) 11. Egyptian Migration To Arab Countries Part III Legal and Illegal Migration 1. Definition 2. Dimensions 3. Causes 4. Dangers 5. Methods 6. Legal and political status 7. Migration Stages 8. The gangs of illegal migration contrive new behaviors….. 9. Egypt youth migration ……….. Ideal cases Objective The whole theme of this paper is to vivid the magnitude of migration, to profile the workers who migrate, to identify the types of migration and to determine the extent to which migration affects the rate of poverty and unemployment in Egypt. Not only that but also exploring the impact of the internal and external migration on the development of the country at the micro level. Reasons for this paper As Migration whether permanent or temporary, internal or international, legal or illegal has always been a possible coping strategy for people facing environmental changes. Pre-history and history...
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...When a group of people such as those that guard the US-Mexico border, has the control to categorize and separate others by race, ethnicity, gender, and or class, oppression exists. Oppression is a system, such as the organizational structure of a border, that maintains an advantage based on social group memberships. The operation and administration of policies and laws regarding the border are used to control on individual, institutional, and cultural levels. The US-Mexico border embodies and establishes an “us vs. them” mentality with parameters of inclusion and exclusion, creating the ability to marginalize and oppress those trying to cross over. However, from this despicable truth, social transformation is brewing and forming in the suffering of artists existing in the midst of this oppression. Through their experiences, they create art that not only reflects their culture and ethnicity, but also celebrates the very category that is used to marginalize and control, bringing awareness to their plight. Gloria Anzaldua an author and poet, brings awareness to borders in her essay “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” from Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (1987), using her talent as a means for social transformation. Anzaldúa posits there is more to...
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...These are some top 10 tips for doing business in Mexico: 1) In Mexico, personal relationships are the heart of most business actions. Take time to grow strong and lasting relationships. 2) Even though the impact of foreign multinational corporation (MNC) cannot be disregarded, most indigenous Mexican companies will be hierarchical in structure. 3) People from the USA are `North America` rather than `American`. 4) Key decisions are made by small number of people at the top of the ranking. Ensure that you are dealing with the perfect people. 5) make sure that you send people of the right level of seniority to deal with Mexican colleagues. Do not insult people by sending your subordinate colleagues to work with older, more superior Mexican managers. 6) Mexican managers are tend to be instructional and presume to give direct orders to subordinates. 7) As in many hierarchical cultures, the manager subordinate relationship is a reciprocal one. In exchange for loyalty, the bosses take personal interest in the well-being of subordinates. 8) Please, try not to condemn other openly in meetings as this could be construed as a discredit and have a severe bad long-term impact on your relationship in Mexico. 9) Do not be astonished if standard of punctuality do not meet your expectations. Time is a commodity and begin and finish times should be viewed as estimates 10) Agendas are not always utilized in meetings and if they are available, it will not always...
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...The (un)Official United States History Cram Packet This is not intended as a substitute for regular study ……. But it is a powerful tool for review. 1494: Treaty of Tordesillas – divides world between Portugal and Spain 1497: John Cabot lands in North America. 1513: Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain. 1524: Verrazano explores North American Coast. 1539-1542: Hernando de Soto explores the Mississippi River Valley. 1540-1542: Coronado explores what will be the Southwestern United States. 1565: Spanish found the city of St. Augustine in Florida. 1579: Sir Francis Drake explores the coast of California. 1584 – 1587: Roanoke – the lost colony 1607: British establish Jamestown Colony – bad land, malaria, rich men, no gold - Headright System – land for population – people spread out 1608: French establish colony at Quebec. 1609: United Provinces establish claims in North America. 1614: Tobacco cultivation introduced in Virginia. – by Rolfe 1619: First African slaves brought to British America. 15. Virginia begins representative assembly – House of Burgesses 1620: Plymouth Colony is founded. - Mayflower Compact signed – agreed rule by majority • 1624 – New York founded by Dutch 1629: Mass. Bay founded – “City Upon a Hill” - Gov. Winthrop - Bi-cameral legislature, schools 1630: The Puritan Migration 1632: Maryland – for profit – proprietorship 1634 – Roger Williams banished from Mass. Bay Colony 1635:...
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...Ch r i s t i n e Ro e ll Intercultural Training with Films ilms are a great medium to use not only to practice English, but also to facilitate intercultural learning. Today English is a global language spoken by people from many countries and cultural backgrounds. Since culture greatly impacts communication, it is helpful for teachers to introduce lessons and activities that reveal how different dialects, forms of address, customs, taboos, and other cultural elements influence interaction among different groups. Numerous films contain excellent examples of intercultural communication and are highly useful resources for teachers. Additional reasons for teachers to incorporate films in class and encourage their students to watch movies in English include: • Films combine pleasure and learning by telling a story in a way that captures and holds the viewer’s interest. • Films simultaneously address different senses and cognitive channels. For example, spoken language is supported by visual elements that make it easier for students to understand the dialogues and the plot. • Students are exposed to the way people actually speak. 2 2010 N u m b e r F • Films involve the viewers, appeal to their feelings, and help them empathize with the protagonists. • DVDs usually come with subtitles in English, which facilitates understanding and improves reading skills. After discussing the importance of teaching intercultural communication and suggesting films that match specific cultural...
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...H-1B visa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search |[pic] |This article may contain original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations.| | |Statements consisting only of original research may be removed. (November 2009) | The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa in the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101(a)(15)(H). It allows US employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. If a foreign worker in H-1B status quits or is dismissed from the sponsoring employer, the worker must either apply for and be granted a change of status to another non-immigrant status, find another employer (subject to application for adjustment of status and/or change of visa), or leave the US. The regulations define a "specialty occupation" as requiring theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in a field of human endeavor[1] including but not limited to biotechnology, chemistry, architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education, law, accounting, business specialties, theology, and the arts, and requiring the attainment of a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent as a minimum [2] (with the exception of fashion models, who must be "of distinguished merit and ability").[3] Likewise, the foreign worker must possess at least a bachelor’s degree...
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