Australian Multiculturalism: Its Rise and Demise Brian Galligan and Winsome Roberts University of Melbourne Refereed paper presented to the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference University of Tasmania, Hobart 29 September – 1 October 2003 Brian Galligan, Winsome Roberts: Australian Multiculturalism Multiculturalism merits special attention because of its significance as a national policy of accommodating migrants from diverse cultural backgrounds. Multiculturalism is
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Topic: Can immigration reform pass in 2014? Much thought has been given to this question not only by me, but by many politicians, who have the ability to influence the resolution of this issue. Therefore, in the context of this paper, I will attempt to answer this question based upon my understanding of the facts related to this issue. What is the historical framework of this issue? For many years, people from all over the world migrated to the United States for various reasons: a fresh
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The 1920s is considered by many to be one of the most impactful and innovative decades in American history. With technological advances enhancing daily life and a seemingly endless booming economy, the 1920s introduced a plethora of new social and political themes that transformed America into what it is today. Social conflicts plagued the country as new ideas challenged traditional values, thus creating a war between modern and traditional belief systems, and separating urban and rural citizens. Groups
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Cruz from the 2016 presidential election. I will be discussing Mr. Cruz’ political stance on immigration, gun control, and gay rights. We also discuss how David Easton, Harold Lasswell, and Hans Morganthan apply to our political parties now in days. The first issue we shall deliberate on is immigration because it has been a hot topic during the debates. The Texas Senator has a website discussing his stance on this issue and what he would do to change it like building a wall to prevent illegal
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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, undermine those who claim that there is no further need for Affirmative Action. They would also compensate for slavery, provide psychological
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Immigration and passive racism has been a problem in Swedish society ever since the big flow of immigrants came to Sweden in the 1980’s (The Swedish Migration Agency). However, it wasn’t until the 2010 election when the far right, anti-immigrant party, the Sweden Democrats, entered parliament that it became such a huge controversy. This controversy has grown even more since the 2014 election when the Sweden Democrats won 14% of the peoples votes. Sweden now has become divided between those who want
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Migration, Immigration, and Emigration, and Their Effects on Religion, Women, and Minorities in the Developing World Migration, Immigration, and Emigration, and Their Effects on Religion, Women, and Minorities in the Developing World Migration/Immigration Issues Bolivia has a population of 10 million regular citizens and approximately 1.6 million emigrants. Migration is an important issue in this country, and there are currently efforts underway to establish a law of migration that will serve
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Mexican immigration was stagnant until the late 1800s; restrictive immigration laws were set in place which resulted in a decline in Asian labor, so the U.S. looked to Mexico to fill the manual labor void. Western expansion demanded labor in several industries including mining, agriculture, construction and transportation (particularly railroad construction and maintenance.) While major railways were constructed over 60 percent of all crews were Mexican. The developing areas of northern Mexico
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foreign-born person who doesn’t have a legal right to be or remain in the United States. Two different views of the ethical concerns regarding the duty for health care coverage for undocumented immigrants are offered. There are opposing positions on this issue, each have many interesting facts and rationale to defend their views. However, I will add that it is interesting that one view is from medical doctors and the other is from a justice with the federal court of appeals. The first article is through
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Illegal Immigrants Impact on Health Care Solutions to Illegal Immigrants Impact on Health Care The effect of immigration on health is controversial. “In recent history, large influxes of immigrants have not resulted from social benefits provided by the United States government. Rather, immigration increases are far more impacted by changes in immigration policy or by political conflict or natural disaster in the immigrants’ home countries. And the availability of direct economic incentives
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