The Dark Side of International Migration There are now a record high of 232 million people living and working outside their countries of origin‚ generating over 400 billion dollars annually in remittances‚ and counting.3 Migrant earnings were nearly four times the 126 billion dollars in official development assistance (ODA) from rich to poor nations last year‚ according to figures released by the United Nations. The river of cash flowing into developing countries‚ including India‚ Bangladesh
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Psychological Difficulties that Overseas Filipinos Undergo Abroad Overseas Filipino Workers work abroad due to numerous reasons. In the Philippines‚ it is a well-known fact that there is a great number of Overseas Filipino Workers. The number is so great that each probably has at least one relative who is an OFW. However‚ not only is the number of Overseas Filipino Workers great‚ but also constantly increasing. Statistics show that the number of Overseas Filipino Workers has grown to 1‚470‚826
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Kelsey Griffin Anthro 212 Dr. Giesso Chapter 2: Why is There Undocumented Migration? 3. In this chapter‚ the author points out that the U.S.- Mexico border was established by a war of conquest (and not‚ for example‚ by vote or mutual agreement). Should nation-states establish borders and control the movement of people over them? Who should get to decide such questions‚ and how? Countries have borders and those borders often have guards patrolling on scheduled
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produce experiences of danger while crossing the United States and Mexican border and they have poor public reception and policies to help them cross. Before reading this article‚ I thought I had a decent amount of knowledge about transnational migration and people crossing the border between Mexico and the United States. I knew that thousands of people attempted to cross the border every year‚ but only a few achieved their dream of making it to the United States. There were many different reasons
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17 Bad Habits & Attitudes of Filipinos That Need to Change bewilderedstateofself: 1. Thoughtless When someone celebrates birthday‚ graduation or winning the lotto in the neighborhood‚ the party lasts through deep in the night‚ keeping neighbors awake by the noise of an out of tune videoke singer. 2. Inconsiderate Even after agreeing to meet at a certain time‚ some Filipinos manage to fail this initial agreement‚ using alibis as traffic‚ got caught up with something or lost in the way‚ disregarding
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way that he caused to them. They were acquainted by the same goal of seeking sovereignty of the country’s bondage. He met through various organizations he joined and co-founded with. From the organization of Masons‚ Kidlat Club‚ the bold group of Filipino defendants of La Solidaridad down to the Philippine concealed org La Liga Filipina. Few whom he encountered with were Antonio and juan Luna‚ Marcelo H. Del Pilar‚ and his alleged contra Andres Bonifacio. Juan Luna has been Rizal’s remarkable
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Of living the American dream: Implication of the Filipino Diaspora Toto waved goodbye to his family‚ wide-eyed with the promise of a bigger salary and vast opportunities abroad. They watched him slowly disappear in a sea of people queuing up for the next flight. It was a painful sight but it was a sacrifice he needed to make in order to give them a better life. Every day in the Philippines‚ hundreds of its human resources fly abroad to seek greener pastures due to the lack of employment‚ dissatisfaction
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Article: Cesar Guarin: “The first Filipino Global Runner”” Will you gamble your own welfare for the sake of others? Cesar Guarin‚ a 56-year-old entrepreneur and the first Filipino‚ first Asian and fourth person in history to run around the world proved that with a strong determination and with a purpose to help‚ anyone can bring their dream into reality. Guarin is known as the “Father of the Philippines Ultramarathon”. He joined Global Run which considered as one-of-a-kind marathon and the toughest
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THEMES OF FILIPINO KOMIKS SHORT STORIES: A CONTENT ANALYSIS ABSTRACT This study is a content analysis of the various themes‚ sub-themes and the types of endings contained in the short stories in Filipino comic books‚ thereafter referred to in its vernacular form‚ "komiks." The study sampled 30 komiks from two of the top komiks publishers in the Philippines. There were 10 samples of EXTRA (Special) komiks by the Atlas Publishing Company‚ thereafter referred to as "Atlas Publishing‚" and 20 samples
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Social Cost of Migration on families/children It is not only now that migration of parents have been prevalent‚ it has been a long debated topic among foundations that focus on the welfare of the family and of the children. Due to the Philippines’ long history of low unemployment rate‚ many a family has resorted to migration‚ that is‚ looking for jobs abroad so as to support their family in their country of origin. The process of migration‚ no matter how beneficial to the family income-wise has
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