Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another in search of a better life. Immigration is the act of moving to a new country in order to live and work there. Both human migration and immigration can be difficult and dangerous journeys. People may have to travel long distances, often through … Read more
There are both benefits and disadvantages to immigration. On the one hand, immigration can help to offset population decline and support economic growth. On the other hand, it can also put strain on public services and lead to social tensions. Population decline is a major problem in many countries around the world. This is particularly … Read more
My third great grandfather was the one who moved to America from Germany on my grandma’s side. If he did not feel like America was the place he should continue in life I most definetly would be an entirely different person, in all likelihood living in a different county. My great grandfather, Gottlob, did the … Read more
Should Syrian Refugees Be Allowed To Resettle In America? Would you ever allow an individual who you’ve never met or known what their intentions are into your home? Some people see this relate this example to the Syrian refugee issue that America is facing at the time. It has been widely debated as to whether … Read more
A constant debate of whether or not the United States should be admitting more Syrian refugees into the country has been circulating. Syrian refugee lives are just as important as American citizens lives and for this reason, the United States has a responsibility to help. The U. S. is one of the wealthiest countries in … Read more
A constant debate of whether or not the United States should be admitting more Syrian refugees into the country has been circulating. Syrian refugee lives are just as important as American citizens lives and for this reason, the United States has a responsibility to help. The U. S. is one of the wealthiest countries in … Read more
The middle east has been in turmoil for years, civil war and religion disputes have led to radicalized groups taking control of most of the region. Right now there are approximately 13. 5 million Syrians that are in need of humanitarian assistance and 4. 6 million Syrians that are refugees. Half of that 4. 6 … Read more
One night Jerry was sitting on his couch at home watching TV alone with no one around. All of the sudden, he hears banging on his door. Jerry gets up to walk to the door and the pounding gets louder and louder. He opens the door and nobody is there, but all he hears is … Read more
In most cases, when Refugees arrive into a new country, they often find themselves in a quandary, since it is hard for them to assimilate into their new home. Scholars such as Sarah Feldman claim that for refugees to feel part of the society, it is crucial for them to become integrated into host communities, … Read more
Ana Rubia Andrade is a 20 year old Brazilian American. She was born in Brazil and then immigrated to the United States of America in 2002 at the young age of 6. Ana went with her younger brother, her parents, and her aunt on a 10 hour airplane trip and arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. … Read more
President Obama took the stage in front of the National Archives in Washington, D. C a couple of months ago on December 15, 2015. In front of men and women from 25 different countries that had just become new citizens of America, President Obama deliver a passionate speech on how immigrants and refugees are at … Read more
Geography assessment Question 1: Natural increase is a driving factor of the population around the whole world, it contributes to every nation in the same way both boosting the economy and creating strain on governments to feed nations. Along with natural increase there are other things such as refugees, immigration and emigration which contribute to … Read more
Sociological imagination is known as the vivid awareness of the relationship between experience and the wider society. Virtually any social concept can have sociological imagination applied to it. An example of the application of the sociological imagination is on illegal immigration. The perception of being undocumented can be viewed from several different perspectives rather than … Read more
We all have our own meaning to the phrase, “The American Dream. ” Many people long for a lavish lifestyle, with foreign cars and a vacation home; while others will simply settle for the comfort of having a roof over their head and a family car. After all, we are in the land of opportunity … Read more
Immigration, something that has always been natural even from prehistoric times is now being jeopardized by our recent presidential election in which the known and controversial issue of immigration has come up once again with threats to deport all foreigners. Immigration has always had large effects on the United States; however, by deporting all the … Read more
Most people find it very hard to pull up roots in their native land and move to a strange country. Throughout history, countless millions of people have done so. People forsake their homeland and move to another country for various reasons. Some people emigrate to avoid starvation. Some seek adventure. Others wish to escape unbearable … Read more
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tots to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! ” Do our immigration policies still honor the words written by Emma Lazarus in 1883 on the base of the Statue of Liberty, and if so, … Read more
Between the late 1870’s and the outbreak of World War I in 1914, American’s Industrial Revolution fueled the most rigorous period of immigration in American history. Many millions of people, mostly from Southern and Eastern Europe came to America. Most were poor, didn’t speak English and almost all were strangers to America to society and … Read more
By Mark S. Minott DeVry, Telecommunications The world has gone through a revolution and it has changed a lot. We have cut the death rates around the world with modern medicine and new farming methods. For example, we sprayed to destroy mosquitoes in Sri Lanka in the 1950s. In one year, the average life of … Read more