...Cause-Effect Essay for ESL Academic Writing 2 Causes of US Immigration It is often said that America is a nation of immigrants. It is hard to disagree with this because immigration has made America what it is today. Prosperity and increased opportunities are the major factors that make people leave their native countries and come to America in search of a better quality of life. US immigrants come from different countries, have different skin colors and speak different languages; however, one thing all these different people have in common is their desire to build new better lives for themselves and their future generations. Political and social freedom, as well as better employment and educational opportunities in the United States are the major factors today that make this country so attractive for immigrants from all over the world. Many come to the United States in search of political and social freedom. There are so many countries in the world where the government and politicians are corrupt, overly controlling and intolerable of minorities. The governments of these countries make it almost impossible for those people who practice different religions or oppose the countries’ regimes to exist. These people are often suppressed, persecuted and sometimes even executed. They live in constant fear for their lives and the lives of their children. There is no other hope or choice for these people than to leave their countries in order to escape cruel punishments and gain freedom...
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...U.S. Immigration Policies and Reform | Econ 2020 Term Paper | December 4, 2013 Fall,2013 Mr. Wilson U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND REFORM Immigration is both an economic necessity and a major problem financially for Economists today. Emigrants work in jobs that most Americans will not choose to partake in, yet most of the money they make gets sent back to their home country and therefore not going into the American economy. And many get paid off the books—lower wages, generally—that does not get taxed. Many Emigrant descendants become supported by American programs like food stamps, Medicaid, and housing services. In the end, Immigration, especially Illegal Immigration provides major cons that make the Local, State, and Federal Government provide legislation to curb Immigration which hurts those Emigrants that will help create businesses that do not send their companies abroad, provide International talent, innovation, and stabilization of economies. For Immigrants to obtain citizenship to the United States of America they must obtain a Green Card and maintain possession of it for five years, three if obtained through spouse or for Violence Against Women Act. Moreover, they must be eighteen, demonstrate continuous upstanding moral behavior...
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...Title Influence of the social media on illegal immigration into the U.S. from Latin America Name of student: Christina okanyuri Name of course: History Institutional affiliation: Submission date: America is informally termed as a "nation of immigrants" because of the widely open-door policy based on accepting foreigners chasing the vision of the so called American Dream. Legal and illegal immigration is a situation that not only exists in the U.S., but all over the world. Illegal immigration is defined as the relocation of individuals into a state in infringement of the immigration sovereignty and laws of a particular nation (Garni, 2010). Illegal immigration also involves entering a foreign country legally but refusing to depart after one’s visa expiry. It involves trespassing international political boundaries through land, air, and water unlawfully. Most illegal immigrants in the U.S. enter the country using two popular ways. First, through the U.S Mexico border and the other is by over staying their visas. A large percentage of illegal immigrants in the U.S are from Mexico, Canada, Africa and Europe. The impact of immigration is mostly felt in states where great numbers of immigrants have resided. Examples of these states include California and New Jersey. This has become a key concern to the U.S. government and its citizens. The genesis of illegal immigration dates back to the late 19th century. In 1875, a national law was approved which barred entry of prostitutes...
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...Immigration’s benefits and impacts in the US economy Immigration is a subject that touches Americans deeply, for understandable reasons. America is a nation peopled almost exclusively by immigrants or those who are descended from immigrants (Griswold, D.T, 2012). Moreover, in the Revista Academica del Cisan Unam (2011), White, K.M (2011) stated that “The United States has always been a nation of immigrants, and immigration policy has always been controversial. The history of immigration in the United States is contrasted in this article with a normative standard of naturalization (immigration policy) based on the Declaration of Independence”. For centuries, according to Lehman T.E. (1995), the American culture has been a beacon of hope to the oppressed peoples of collectivist economies and authoritarian or totalitarian governments throughout the world. However, basic economic open analysis and numerous empirical studies have confirmed that immigrants boost the productive capacity of the United States through their labor, their human capital and their entrepreneurial spirit. Furthermore, immigrants complement native-born workers by filling niches in the labor market. Lower-skilled immigrants seek low-paying jobs that an insufficient number of American Aspire to fill, providing more affordable goods and services to consumers while creating more rewarding employment opportunities for the native-born. Higher skilled immigrants allow American companies to create new products...
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...By Pernille Ferdinandsen. 2. I am going to make a characterization on Victor, his 2 friends and ICE MAN. Then I am going to focus on the theme and message in the text. Victor is from Arizona, he came to Palm Springs with his boss, to work. Victor is holding one hand in the air, when he is riding bulls, he is very cool and do not bother if the bull is angry, he just walk away with his back to the danger. The behavior he have, when he rides bulls, also shows in his behavior in other part of his life. Example, when he is in the bar celebrating his first place with his friends, and the ICE MAN is rude to them, he shows no fear of authority, and starts to mock. “My Mimbreño Apache name is Deer With Horns Running Through the Woods Being Chased by a White Dude Wearing a Cowboy Hat.” (ll. 105-106) , He know that will infuriate the ICE MAN. Even if he know, there are deputies in there and they are outnumbered. Victor is generous, you can see that, because he bye alcohol for his friends. Victor decides to provoke ICE MAN, because he is so full his own title. In addition, he said, “cause you people”, like they are any different form white. Victor seems to be very proud of being Indian, and stands up for his people and race. He is passionate about his job as a bull rider; you get a sense of that when he talks about it with his two friends. The two friends is also Mojave Indian boys, Nachee and Billy Cosa, they also came along to Palm Springs from Arizona when Victors boss moved...
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...[pic] Университет за Национално и Световно Стопанство Направление: Икономика с преподаване на Английски език КУРСОВА РАБОТА тема : Economic immigration: the case of Spain Изготвил: Венелина Цветанова Каменова Фак. Ном.: 10114103 Преподавател: Кръстьо Петков 2010 година Съдържание Why did I choose this topic? I. Introduction 1. The term immigration 1.1 The term immigration and the general theories behind it 1.2. Economic migrant 2. Global immigration 3. Immigration in Europe 1. Immigration within Europe 2. Immigration from outside of Europe II. The case of Spain 1. Immigration laws and policies in Spain 2. Main countries from where people emigrate to Spain 1. Bulgarians in Spain 3. Main reasons for choosing Spain III. Conclusion The data used in this project is from year 2005. Why did I choose this topic? Watching half of my classmates applying in foreign universities and many of my friends and family choosing to live abroad in order to have “better life” made me wonder what the reasons behind the migrations are. I was interested in the scientific explanation behind the migration processes. This paper gave me the opportunity to understand the incentives behind people’s decisions and the main reasons, pushing people from our own country. And even if I didn’t choose the case of Spain for my topic it...
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...contribution to society- but a lot less deserving of high wages such as an attorney, etc. This inequality is undeniable and still a functioning part of society. The conflict theory focuses on the competition between classes of society for these resources in an effort to maintain power and prestige. The capitalists battle with the under-class workers for control. “The United States has the fastest growing population by far and the greatest disparity between CEO pay and average worker pay (Abernethy, 2001).” Conflict theorists argue that those who accompany the unskilled jobs are forced into that type of employment due to social inequality; not having the education or opportunities of those “better off”. “Population growth and immigration cannot be ignored as the cause of greater, and growing, inequality in the United States—and also its growing...
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...transhumance, invasions, colonization and crusades, generally caused by the attraction of the richest regions on the poorest populations. Labor migration is the supportive factor of globalization,'' a process that allows reducing geographical constraints on social and cultural processes in which individuals are increasingly aware of this." There is currently no state or part of the world that does not import or export workforce. During the 20th Century the migration process developed significantly. In this period, Romania was predominantly a country of emigration and still is. Acording to some sources, by 1914, a large number of people decided to cross the Atlantic Ocean, most focusing on the U.S. and Canada, the rest of them going to Argentina and Brazil. The presence of Romanian immigrants in the U.S. can be very well demonstrated; the first Romanian immigrants in the present-day country’s territory is attested by the names of the soldiers participating in the union army during the war of secession. It was a massive voluntary migration, with a temporary character, as the Romanian emigrants hoped that they would earn more...
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...his ruling style was so cruel ( ). When he was assassinated in 1961 it lead to a huge wave of Dominican immigration into the United States. In 1960 93,000 Dominicans immigrated to the United states, after this the numbers of immigrants increased rapidly over time ( ). The majority of Dominican immigrants left because of political instability, horrible economic conditions, abusive human rights, and poverty, but the reason on why my mother left was somewhat different than the majority of the reasoning on why other Dominicans emigrated. When Dominicans came to the U.S. it was usually because they were poor and they came here to have a more successful life, but with my mother that was not fully true. My mother immigrated to the U.S. in the mid-90’s. In this decade there was approximately 334,000 Dominicans immigrating to the U.S( ). During this time period about one in five Dominicans lived in poverty ( ). So because of this you could see why the immigration numbers were so high. But the way my mother was living would have probably seemed like a luxurious way of living compared to other Dominican Immigrants. In her neighborhood she describes that her family was “one of the only houses with electricity, TV, and refrigerator.” So obviously my mother could not really relate on why Dominican Immigrants were leaving , but she could definitely relate on why the were going to the U.S. The way my mother described as being raised was “so old fashion with my parents being very protective...
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...LC1 La’Porsha Conwell Anthropology 102 Journal #6 November 12, 2013 Homeland-Immigration in America: Refugees In the video “Homeland- Immigration in America” (Refugees), the conflict was the urban communities vs. the unknown settlers (refugees). This video raises some deeply rooted issues that involve a divided nation facing some of its most vulnerable obstacles of immigration even currently. Happening all across America, defenseless people starting a new life in new countries, cities, towns, and communities unfamiliar to their beliefs, values and cultural background are being thrust into a new society to conform. The hope that the refugees have is a chance to be next on an impacted list holding the opportunity to grant them with legal status in which they desire but is very costly to the head superiors in Washington DC (Refugee Camp founders). Some refugees who get approved to transport to various non-profit facilities all over are pushed to make this hard decision. Being caught in a tough dilemma by being forced to learn a new set of norms in a new country which is considered foreign to persons who were once use to a consistent pattern and routine in their homelands (2:21-2:50). The other being, they (refugees) will have to stay behind after all the attacks of being tortured, stab, shot, burned alive, beaten, and raped, without any food, electricity, or shelter only to discover that there is no home to return too (4:40,5:20,7:50). Lost and separated...
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...Ian Fischer January 26, 2014 Paper #1 for Global Issues Irish Immigration Before and After the Potato Famine Globalization is to be defined as, “The worldwide movement toward economic, financial, trade, and communications integration,” according to BusinessDictionary.com. The immigration to the exponentially growing United States had been open to all types of ethnicities and cultures throughout the 18th and 19th Century, and along the North-Eastern coast, the people of Ireland were settling. I chose this group and time frame, because I believe it represents globalization at its finest. Immigrants from Ireland had been immigrating to the United States before the Potato Famine, but it had been just the wealthy population of Ireland, because they could afford to start a new life in America. After the Potato Famine in the 1840’s, the majority of the immigrants were the surviving peasants of Ireland, which I will need to research why that was. As I searched for a background source by looking up Irish Immigration to the United States, I found a very informing and reliable website named Irishamericanjourney.com. After I read through this website, I was able to understand their culture and the reasoning behind why they left their country even before the Potato Famine, and how these Irish immigrants were accepted into American Culture and ideology. To find even more in depth information I used Google Scholar through the library’s database to explore what books and articles...
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...Research Paper Racism and Immigration Rémi Drapeau Student ID: C3623 Mailbox # SH649 Work presented to Kimberly Cook, course professor Social Problems & Their Impact on the Workplace BA Organizational Management, OM3413 Degree Completion Program Crandall University April 12th, 2016 Introduction 5 What Is Racism and who does it affect? 6 Challenges in the labour market 8 Who are the Muslims in Canada? 10 Aboriginals in Canada 11 References 13 Introduction Racism, immigration and exclusion are topics that seem to go hand in hand. From what I have learnt in the past few weeks, they are all far more present than I had realized. We see it in schools, justice system, job market etc. In the next few pages I will explain how they correlate in Canada today. More specifically relating to aboriginals and Muslims. Canada is home to more than 200 ethnic groups, with 16% of its population (over five million individuals) identifying as a visible minority. Information from the Census showed that Canada’s visible minority population grew 27% from 2001 to 2006, five times faster than the population as a whole. The diversity of Canada’s population is expected to continue to increase over the next two decades. According to projections by Statistics Canada up to 14.4 million Canadians (or about one-third of the population) will be members of a visible minority by 2031. The religious composition of the country is also changing, with some of the largest...
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...Leeann Moses Geography 201-040 Prof. J. McKenzie Interview with Mohammed Bah Mohammed Yusuf Bah born November 11, 1982 is a recent graduate from City College of the City University of New York and a cab driver by night within the five boroughs of the city. He is currently studying to take the MCAT exam and hopes to be admitted at the Mt. Sinai Medical School as he aspires to be a Physician. Born and raised in Sierra Leone, Mohammed migrated to the United States in 2002. We became friends in 2005 after we shared the same place of employment for two years. Due to our shared common occupation, interest and some similar demographics, I felt intrigue to find out the dynamics behind my friend's migration. Raised in the village of Jujuma, the village is located on the eastern side of Sierra Leone which is west of the continent Africa. Its population is very small and is made up of mainly Islamic followers. Mohammed describes his homeland in a memorial state as he painted the picture of detached houses made out of wood or clay and sometimes a combination of both, with some having zinc sheets for roofs and cement to cover the floor and walls. Houses are either round or rectangular and typically offer a veranda with two or three rooms that may function as the bedrooms or as a food storage area. The preparation of meals is done outdoor on stone. For food, rice is the stole staple food, consumed at virtually every meal, Mohammed joked without exaggeration, "If I haven't eaten rice today...
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...Assignment B “Ice Man” Summery of the Ice Man The short story Ice Man is about our main character Victor who is a 20-year-old Native American from the Mimbreño Apache tribe. For a living he rides bulls, participates in rodeos and works for Kyle McCoy. McCoy moved his business to Indio from Arizona so that’s were Victor lives now. Victor takes his two American friends, Nachee and Billy Cosa, to a bar after winning 4000 dollars at the Indian national rodeo, to celebrate the competition with some beers. While the three friends drink and tell stories about rodeos, they spot a white man wearing a cowboy hat, sitting at the next table. After some drinks the boys start arguing with him. The white man is from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and threatens them with he will arrest them for being drunk and for disorderly. The white man calls his friends and some deputies enter the bar to search for the illegal immigrants. While they handcuffed Victor and his friends, the white man takes all the money Victor has won that day. Characterization Through direct characterization, the reader gets to know Victor. He is a 20-year-old Indian from the Mimbreño Apache tribe, and he rides bulls for a living. He is very passionate about his job and really good at it too, he won Top Bull Rider and have moved to Indio because of his boss transferring of the company. He lives with his two friends Nachee and Billy Cosa. Nachee and Billy Cosa works for McCoy too, they do not ride...
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...Chipotle Analysis Abstract Chipotle Mexican Grill was founded by Chef Steve Ells in 1993, and today has restaurant in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, and France. Initially Steve intended to open a fine dining restaurant after he graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, he did not have the start-up capital to do so. To build enough capital to fulfill his dream, Steve opened Chipotle Mexican Grill only to build enough cash to support his larger and more expensive plan for the fine dining restaurant. It wasn’t long before the restaurant experienced success and caught the attention of food service industry juggernaut McDonald’s Corporation. According to a May 2015 issue of Forbes magazine, Chipotle is valued well over twenty billion dollars (Parrish, 2007). Derived from the ancient Aztec Nahuati, the name Chipotle means smoked and dried chili pepper. The practice of cooking and serving naturally grown meat to their customers using organic ingredients supports the company motto of ‘Food with Integrity’. Chipotle Analysis Do you think CMG is a successful company? Defend your stance with research application. Chipotle Mexican Grill is most definitely a successful company. This is supported by the fact that it has grown from just one branch in Denver, Colorado into well over one thousand four hundred branches as of today in the United States. The company has opened sixteen branches just only in a span of five years. The company is capitalizing...
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