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    created a legalization programs for qualified immigrants‚ and the admission policies were modified‚ influencing the increase in immigration. Since the change in government in 2002‚ the government of Jacques Chirac adopted a more restrictive policy regarding immigration‚ and family immigration is not as easy as it was before. In the contemporary era‚ due to industrial development and following the decline of agriculture‚ France recruited highly skilled immigrants in engineering‚ medical and service fields

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    should undocumented immigrants get a pathway to citizenship? Yes‚ the undocumented immigrants should have a pathway to citizenship. Everyone deserves a chance in life. People deserve a chance because all they want is to be considered equal Americans. Undocumented immigrants should get a path to citizenship because they can improve the economy‚ it could keep families together‚ and this is a country of immigrants. Undocumented immigrants should get a path to citizenship. Improve the economy

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    equal opportunities to be successful. In the late 19th century and early 20th century immigrants traveled to america just to have the “American Dream”. Immigrants faced gruesome conditions coming to the U.S. and were treated in positive and negative ways. Even though the immigrants were escaping religious‚ racial‚ and political prosecution‚ the price they payed to get to America was gruesome. Most of the immigrants traveled overseas on a large boat or ship. They lived below deck which was dark‚ damp

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    102 2EA 10/10/13 Synthesis Project Articles on Illegal Immigrants The system in which to integrate illegal immigrants is weak‚ and has been held off for to long. Because the Dream Act has been held off for so long it has not progressed and adapted as it should have already done. In my essay “The Dream” I explained a plan to improve the Dream Act for the years lost. The articles‚ “Children of Illegal Immigrants”‚ “Children of Illegal Immigrants Struggle when parents are deported”‚ “Lawmakers should

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    millions of immigrants have ventured to the country‚ the United States still maintains a welcoming attitude towards new immigrants. However‚ with such a vast amount of foreigners who desire access into the country‚ entry into the United States has become much more complex since the days of Ellis Island. As a result‚ this new century has given rise to another kind of immigrant: the illegal immigrant. Desperate to become a part of the booming American culture‚ thousands upon thousands immigrants have begun

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    Chinese Immigration & Exclusion Step: 1 What happened between the 1860’s‚ when Chinese were welcome‚ & 1882‚ when they were excluded? 1. They started getting worse treatment every year. 2. Many laws and acts were made against them. 3. The Chinese were feeling depressed and cheated out of their hard work. Step: 2 Based on this document‚ why did many white Americans support the Chinese Exclusion Act? Document A: Play White Americans supported the Chinese Exclusion Act because the Chinese

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    Experience

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    For most of my adult life I believed that I just wasn’t meant to be a happy person. While I was successful in my career as a grant writer and columnist and worked hard to be a good mom to my three kids‚ I often had to drag myself out of bed and then force myself to do basic daily tasks like making dinner or getting the children ready for bed. I once read a poll that said 52 percent of people describe themselves as extremely happy‚ and my reaction was to sit back and think‚ Really? My low point

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    second generation immigrants; they were born in germany‚ and speak german. Interestingly though‚ many of these second generation immigrants still have a sense of being “in-between” as noted by Annika Marlen Hinze’s novel‚ Turkish Berlin: "[w]hile in the larger German society (as in the larger Turkish society in Turkey)‚ Turkish immigrant women and their in-between-ness stand out visually‚ in the immigrant neighborhood‚ they fit in" (p. 95). Despite the fact that Turkish Immigrants have had an important

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    United States from Asia has rose significantly since 1960. In 1960 491‚000 Asian immigrants came to the US and about 12.8 million arrived in 2014‚ which is an increase of 2‚597 percent (census.gov). Asians represent 30 percent of the nation’s 42.4 million immigrants (census.gov). The top five countries of origin for Asian immigrants are China‚ the Philippines‚ India‚ Korea‚ and Vietnam. The reasons for Asian immigrants to come to the United States varies based on their motivations and country of

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    Racism Towards Immigrants

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    Australians are proud to say that our nation is multicultural and free of prejudice‚ the reality is that racism towards immigrants is still prevalent. In recent years Australia has been at the centre of several racial controversies including the Cronulla riots‚ the Indian student bashings and the relocation of asylum seekers to Malaysia. Such events as these are making potential immigrants unsure as to whether Australia is in fact the multicultural haven we preach it to be. In Victoria alone‚ the migration

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