Political Issues with the Current Immigration SOC/315 December 12‚ 2011 Political Issues with the Current Immigration “In the wake of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1965. This new law abolished the national origins quota system and barred racial considerations from expressly entering into decisions about immigrant visas; it also imposed for the first time a ceiling (120‚000) on migration from the Western Hemisphere.” (Johnson‚ 2006). Historical Framework for
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Dear Family‚ It’s been a long time since we’ve spoken. I hope everyone is healthy and happy. I figured I should tell you how my trip from Ireland to America went since you will be joining me soon. I want you to be more prepared for the hardships than I was. I boarded the boat thinking it wouldn’t be that bad. I was wrong. I stayed in the steerage for months. The steerage is the below deck part of the boat where the steering mechanisms are. It was disgusting‚ dark and cramped. Although we were
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Immigration is something that has been going on for hundreds of years‚ by a variety of cultures. Immigration also happens for all different reasons‚ political‚ religious‚ economic‚ and social reasons. In the 1910’s and the early 1920’s‚ there was a great wave of political immigration in Russia. Russia was going through a lot in this time period‚ for instance‚ there was World War I‚ the Russian Revolution‚ Civil War‚ etc.. Russian immigrating had some trouble on their way to U.S .citizenship and after
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Illegal Immigrants Deserve a Humane and Fair Immigration Law Which Would regulate Their Status There is an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. They are working jobs that need to be done‚ that someone has to do and that many of us would never take. They are still in the darkness waiting for a change in the system which could regulate their status and come out to the light. These people deserve fair treatment. We can not remain indifferent about this situation.
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EMERGENCE OF INDUSTRIAL AMERICA Western mining – Wealth of ____________________________________________ necessary for industrial production [Silver – NEV/Klondike gold/Mesabi Range Immigration – Immigrants (southern & eastern Europe) provide a large _____________ force Gov’t _________________ & tax concessions to rr’s – Transport raw materials & finished products‚ as well as settlers‚ to create national markets Advances in communication – Telegraph‚ telephone‚ typewriter‚ & mail service improved
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Diversity‚ Inequality‚ and Immigration Shanna Marie Fulwood HHS201 Angela Anderson February 11th‚ 2013 Diversity‚ inequality‚ and immigration or three words that brings mind some of the current political subjects that are currently affecting the United States today. Throughout the country’s history‚ there is the notable inequality and racial injustice in our society. This can be seen‚ and our history textbooks‚ about the Civil War‚ civil rights movement‚ and the more recently with the gay-rights
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illegal immigrants cause problems by overpopulation‚ creating a negative impact on the economy‚ and doing criminal activities. First‚ one major problem illegals have on our country is overpopulation. For example‚ Friedman Nicholas‚ author of “Immigration Law Causes Debate‚” concludes‚ “Over 1 million immigrants entered the U.S. without permission from the U.S. government in 1994. They joined more than 4 million others already living here.” Thus‚ a large amount of immigrants have discreetly come
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The New Immigration Policy Obama‚who is the president of the United States‚ announced the new immigration policy on June 15‚2012. The new immigration policy would stop deporting and issue work permits to up to 800‚000 young undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and had never committed a crime. This was not an amnesty. When some people were being excited and optimistic‚ Alulema who arrived in the United States when she was 14 said that she had been weary of the administration’s
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From the 1840s to the 1880s and again from the 1890s to the 1920s‚ immigrants poured into the United States for many different reasons. Immigrants were faced with challenges such as saving and spending money‚ blending with others and the Potato Famine in Ireland. Immigrants were treated differently on their appearances‚ the way they speak and customs they had. The potato famine in Ireland drove the Irish from their homeland to America. Some immigrants‚ English was a primary language‚ for others learning
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Norma Ramirez Fuller-4th pd Adv. Eng. IIII 4-10-13 The Dream Act Major Points: * Undocumented immigrants are not able to fulfill their dream * The nation is wasting helpful youth * Dream Act is also beneficial for citizens or legal residents who don’t meet state residency requirements Summary The article “Dream Act Students apply for college aid” by Jill Tucker tells about how the California Dream Act has become a dream-saver for hundreds of students residing in California
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