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    11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States the majority of those are from Mexico‚ Central and South America who are seeking asylum in this country for reasons like escaping poverty‚ gangs‚ cartels or corruption. What we belive is that we have to have an easy way for immigrants to be granted citizenship so that we do not keep seperating families like what is going on under the Obama administration which has led to the deportaion of around 2 million immigrants. We do however support President

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    Final Reflection Immigration‚ our schools are filled with immigrant kids or children of immigrant parents. As future teacher it is our duty to become informed and stay informed on the issues that immigrants and refugees face in this country. Immigrant families often live on the lowest per household income in the country. We must realize that these kids come from home were basic needs may not be met on the daily and so therefore we must adapt our teachings around that. There is a great meme on Facebook

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    The author argues that unskilled labour wages in his city have seen a significant decline due to the inflow of immigrant workers into his community‚ and conversely‚ a restriction on immigration would see the local economy protected. There are several flaws in this reasoning. Firstly‚ labour wages may or may not be affected by the increase in immigrant workers. There could be other external factors affecting salaries. One possibility could be a decline in unskilled wages across the country whether

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    Overwhelming populations of immigrants flooded urban areas like New York City. These immigrants felt the need to assimilate to the new society because most “native” Americans were skeptical and felt threatened by them. Immigrants in large cities were out-casted by Americans; so immigrants of the same backgrounds formed neighborhoods to have a sense of community. The outdated apartment buildings in the neighborhoods were close knit because multiple families would live on one floor. Immigrants believed that they

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    A conflict that I recently encountered is a conflict in the news between Donald Trump against Mexican and Muslim immigrants. Mr. Trump has been very tough on immigration. In his speech‚ he said: I will build a great wall — and nobody builds walls better than me‚ believe me — and I’ll build them very inexpensively. (Digg‚ 2016). I will build a great‚ great wall on our southern border‚ and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. (Digg‚ 2016). Mark my words. (Digg‚ 2016). Mr. Trump has been an explosive

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    But when I overheard the newsman mention that immigrants were being sent back to their hometowns‚ I paused for a second and thought that even though it’s illegal to permit undocumented people into the U.S.‚ isn’t there some kind of empathy authorities feel for separating unit families in a society where the rate for those is falling apart. People only break the law when they want to get noticed or have no other outlet. Now if a group of immigrants wanted to get noticed‚ they’d easily walk straight

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    The Good Immigrant Students Draft #1 Nguyen open up with her article by explaining her way to live in Grand Rapids‚ Michigan as an immigrants students. She also describe living with family on a gray house on Baldwin Street‚ she was living with her Father‚ Grandmother‚ three uncle‚ her sister and her. The life was hard living because they have to deal with paranoid and struggles. It was a new world for her and her family so they were trying to adapt in this situation

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    Minors act‚ also known as The DREAM Act‚ was first introduced in 2001 by Orrin Hatch and Dick Durbin. Giving undocumented students‚ who grew up in the United States‚ a chance to contribute to our country’s well-being by serving in the U.S. armed forces or pursuing a higher education is what the DREAM Act consist of. The DREAM Act has been rejected by the Republicans board numerous times‚ and they are obviously not aware of all the benefits that come with approving this act. The DREAM Act will assure

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    Cherry Lopez Professor: Brown Sociology The Immigrant Experience-Past and Present The person I interviewed is Carlos Orellana. He is a Honduran who came to the United States crossing Mexico. Orellana came to the U.S.A in search of a better future for him and his family‚ without realizing how hard it was going to be; finding a path full of bitterness‚ sadness‚ desolation‚ despair and loneliness. How did you come to America? I came to America across all of Mexico. It was very difficult to

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    I am a first-generation immigrant‚ who have struggled with cultural identity because I grew up with two different cultural values. My childhood consisted of seeing people who look like me and who identified with the same cultural ideas; however‚ after moving to southern California‚ I witnessed a diverse population with different cultures. My cultural influences come from my parents and peers and the media‚ so I feel conflicted between the traditional and conservative culture of my parents and the

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