Australia has a population close to 22‚400‚000 people of which one in four people come from a culturally diverse and linguistic background (Dept of Immigration and Citizenship‚ 2009). This essay will explore the social issues of immigration in Australian society especially in relation to refugees. It will give an overview of the history of immigration in Australia. It will then go on to explore refugees and discuss the perceptions of refugees‚ settlement issues of refugees and then go on to look
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IMPACTS ON IMMIGRATION REFORM Immigration reform is a widely debated topic that affects the lives of every citizen whether they are for‚ against or indifferent to the issue. The United States needs a new immigration policy that is based less on wishful thinking and more on realism. Spending vast sums of money trying to enforce arbitrary numerical limits on immigration that bear no relationship to economic reality is a fool’s errand. We need flexible limits on immigration that rise and fall with
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fiction movies‚ but the real thing. I’m talking about the illegal type who come in every day and every night‚ by land and by sea. Estimates have shown that as many as 500‚000 illegal aliens make it across the border every year (Morganthau 67). Illegal immigration causes many problems in the United States‚ including economic problems‚ crime‚ education disputes‚ and overcrowding. All of these problems were already damaging our country and illegal immigration has made them much‚ much worse. Let me begin
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Immigration has been a long standing issue in America and is still one of the most predominant topics in politics today. On November 14‚ 2012‚ Hector Becerra published an article in the The New York Times that talks about the belief Latinos are the main source that caused President Barack Obama to be re-elected. Since President Obama has devised a plan‚ known as the Dream Act‚ has given the Latino population hope but has also brought some negativity into the past election. Although many feel most
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Immigration has been a big problem for the United States for many years now. There are about “11.4 million immigrants living in the U.S” (Gonchar). Immigrants migrate to the United States from many places. Some immigrants do enter the country using a visa but then decided to stay to be able to work. Many people believe that amnesty will fix all of our nation’s problems of having illegal immigrants living here. It is unfair for someone to be pardoned for a crime when they have to go through a long
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What Are The Negatives of Illegal Immigration in The U.S.? 1.) What I already know (and don’t know) about my topic I know that illegal immigration is a big topic that is always talked about in the United States. I know that some people believe it is a big problem‚ but others don’t think it is a problem at all. I know that illegal aliens come to our county for many different reasons. Some of them include work‚ to get a better life‚ or to escape a dangerous homeland. These immigrants have to come
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Immigration Trends An interesting way to merge both concepts of System Justification Theory and Social Work intervention is that of immigration and the problems faced by immigrants in the USA. It is important to note that the USA would not be what it is today without Latin America or immigrants. By the same token Latin America cannot be understood without the USA. The “Bracero Program” (from the Spanish: brazos‚ arms) saw thousands of Mexican nationals enter the US to work in agriculture. In the
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The benefits of immigration Every year thousands of people choose to leave their home country and come to the United States to start a new life. They dream of freedom and endless possibilities that they would never have in their home countries. Unfortunately‚ there are those who chose to disregard the law and come to this country illegally. It is estimated that there are 20 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. today. In today’s American society it is not uncommon for them to
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The issue of illegal immigration has always been a “hot topic” not only in the political world but also with the average American. The increase in illegal immigrants has threatened our security and put a strain on our already tightened economy. The illegal immigrants choice not to assimilate has also affected the general attitude towards them. Most people have strong feelings about the immigration issues facing the United States right now. However‚ there is a strong division of those feelings towards
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2015 Immigration Reform Immigration in the United States has been present for a long time. Millions of people leave their homelands weather it’s to have more freedom‚ better economic opportunity‚ or escape violence. Most people have the same goal‚ and that is to have a better and happier life in the United States. However‚ due to the broken immigration system in the United States many of those people have to live and work in the shadows because of their legal status. Our immigration system
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