When the Irish immigrated to the United States in 1850 after the great potatoes famine in Ireland‚ the Irish natives were poor and without money‚ although prejudice did not seem to affect the Irish they were subjected to prejudice and segregation. Because the Irish fit in with the white race upon entry to the United States they were not discriminated against like the African Americans and Asian immigrants who were often denied entry into the United States because of their color and ethnic characteristics
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Immigration is a sensitive topic with different point of views ranging from letting everyone in to letting absolutely no one in. Our country is in a fragile state with the current economic downturn we are in we need a new immigration policy now before everything gets out of hand. There are three major things we need to change in our policy: reduce the number of visas awarded annually‚ expand foreign aid and trade benefits to help governments in developing countries strengthen their economies‚ and
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6/25/12 Paper One Vietnamese Immigration Supposedly‚ the history of Vietnamese immigration to the United States is “relatively recent.” (Povell) Prior to 1975‚ most Vietnamese residing in the US were wives and children to American servicemen in Vietnam. In 1975‚ the ‘Fall of the Saigon’ marked the end of the Vietnam War‚ which prompted the first of two main waves of Vietnamese emigration towards the US. The first wave included Vietnamese who had helped the US in the war and “feared reprisals
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Chinese Immigration Every person who lives in America is either an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant. Though we may not consider it‚ it is a fact that everyone here has come from some other place. The majority of immigrants have come to America voluntarily. Seeking a change they envisioned America as country thriving with different opportunities. For the immigrants it was a chance at a better life‚ not only for themselves‚ but for their children. It is estimated that over sixty million
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Bill of Rights A democracy must ensure that individuals have certain rights and that the government will always recognize these rights. Therefore it is often a practice in most democratic countries to list the rights of the citizens in the constitution itself. Such a list of rights mentioned and protected by the constitution is called the ‘bills of rights. A bill of rights prohibits government from thus acting against the rights of the individuals and ensures a remedy in case there is violation
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Illegal Immigration Mexican illegal immigration has been a problem for the United States for a long time. Many of the illegal immigrants have come into the U.S through the Mexican border. Some people have entered the country legally through a visit visa‚ but then they stay illegally and work in various places. Mexican immigration into the U.S is a way in which the economy is being harmed. The Mexican illegal immigrants pose many problems for our country and they should not be allowed to enter in
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Good grief! Less than two weeks after it was enacted into law‚ the still controversial Reproductive Health Law‚ otherwise known as Republic Act No. 10354 or the “Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of The RH law is now in the hands of our Supreme Court justices. Though I’m an atheist let me say this: “God help us…” 2012″‚ was challenged as unconstitutional in the Supreme Court on the ground that it “mocks the nation’s Filipino culture”. This is unbelievable. No‚ this ismadness
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tensions in the films. We can look to the famous chase scene from “Raising Arizona” where H.I.‚ Nicolas Cage’s character‚ attempts to seal a package of Huggie diapers from a quick mart and a mad series of events and error ensues. AS the scene progresses more and more characters are added‚ a pack of wild neighborhood dogs‚ police‚ store cashier with a shotgun‚ and the music never lets up on the pace. Even while all of this crazy action is happening‚ the cartoon-like music foreshadows that nothing
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Favor of Immigration in the Philippines Many people from different parts of the world immigrate to the Philippines to explore and develop new life. People leave their country to seek opportunities and to change their lifestyle. I’m in favor of these people immigrating into my country because immigrants help my people to further develop my country‚ contribute new ideas‚ and bring exposure to other languages and cultures. There are three reasons why I am not against legal immigration in the Philippines
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Immigration is one of the main problems we have in our society in current events especially in this country. One could argue that the United States is the best country in the world and as a proud American I would agree to this simple yet true fact. United States has been home to the free and the brave. But many forget the foundations and roots that this country was founded on‚ it was founded on by Immigrants to make a better living and have a better life for their children and their children after
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