In 2014, more than 52,000 children from Central America have immigrated to Southern Texas causing an immigration crisis in the United States (Burnett, 2014) . Although, currently immigration is being considered as a crisis, immigration has always been important in regards to politics and the economy in the United States. Immigration patterns have been of particular interest in the past in order to be able to comprehend the reasons that people immigrate and how immigration has societal, political and economic effects (Bachmeier, 2013) . Bachmeier(2013) discusses that immigrants, specifically from Mexico, chose to travel to regions where there was an opportunity for employment, but where they also had family or friend related connections. More specifically, he found that there was a correlation between the size of the immigrant community and the amount of time the immigrants had been in a specific area (Bachmeier, 2013) . In the 1990s, the immigration patterns of immigrants, especially from Central and South America began to vary (Culver, 2004) .
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Immigrants were no longer moving to traditional areas of immigration (Bachmeier, 2013) . While the economy in the United States was changing, causing meat and poultry processing industries to expand in the Midwest, immigrants began to move to Midwestern States, which were not traditional areas of immigration (Culver, 2004) . “In Missouri, the number of Hispanic residents almost doubled from 61,702 in 1990 to 118,592 in 2000 (Culver, 2004) .” It is most probable that immigration patterns adjusted due to economic reasons, but stricter immigration policies and more pressure to control the borders between California and Mexico could have also contributed to immigration in nontraditional areas (Ellis, Wright, & Townley, 2014) . Although immigration grew significantly in nontraditional areas up to the economic recession, undocumented immigration fell during the economic recession, probably due to fewer opportunities for jobs in the United States (Ellis et al., 2014) . Even if immigration dropped during the recession, it is valuable to examine how nontraditional immigration areas responded to a vast increase of immigrants, predominantly from Central and South America. In Columbus, Ohio, the amount of immigrants grew significantly during the 1990s to the 2000s, though some of the immigrants had first arrived in California (S. R. Cohen, Holloway, Domínguez-Pareto, & Kuppermann, 2014) . The response to an expansion of immigrants was not always positive; policy makers reacted by creating laws that would add restrictions to obtaining driver’s licenses as well as limiting language use (J. H. Cohen & Chavez, 2013) . Meanwhile, small towns in Missouri gave the impression of responding more inclusively towards immigrants. Culver(2004) found that relations between police in the towns of Sedalia, Knob Noster and Warrensburg, all of which had an increase in the Latino immigrant population, were challenging, but the police departments were addressing the issues in order to improve. He learned that the police departments were aiming to enhance the relationships of the police and immigrants by providing …show more content…
Communities might view new immigrants in a negative way, as well as have limited resources to aid immigrants in starting their new life abroad (Donato, Tolbert II, Nucci, & Kawano, 2007) . If immigrants are being mistreated or discriminated against, social workers need to work with policymakers and the community in order to improve relationships between natives and immigrants. In addition, social workers ought to be aware of where immigrants are arriving and be able to provide them with information about access to education, housing and
Immigrants were no longer moving to traditional areas of immigration (Bachmeier, 2013) . While the economy in the United States was changing, causing meat and poultry processing industries to expand in the Midwest, immigrants began to move to Midwestern States, which were not traditional areas of immigration (Culver, 2004) . “In Missouri, the number of Hispanic residents almost doubled from 61,702 in 1990 to 118,592 in 2000 (Culver, 2004) .” It is most probable that immigration patterns adjusted due to economic reasons, but stricter immigration policies and more pressure to control the borders between California and Mexico could have also contributed to immigration in nontraditional areas (Ellis, Wright, & Townley, 2014) . Although immigration grew significantly in nontraditional areas up to the economic recession, undocumented immigration fell during the economic recession, probably due to fewer opportunities for jobs in the United States (Ellis et al., 2014) . Even if immigration dropped during the recession, it is valuable to examine how nontraditional immigration areas responded to a vast increase of immigrants, predominantly from Central and South America. In Columbus, Ohio, the amount of immigrants grew significantly during the 1990s to the 2000s, though some of the immigrants had first arrived in California (S. R. Cohen, Holloway, Domínguez-Pareto, & Kuppermann, 2014) . The response to an expansion of immigrants was not always positive; policy makers reacted by creating laws that would add restrictions to obtaining driver’s licenses as well as limiting language use (J. H. Cohen & Chavez, 2013) . Meanwhile, small towns in Missouri gave the impression of responding more inclusively towards immigrants. Culver(2004) found that relations between police in the towns of Sedalia, Knob Noster and Warrensburg, all of which had an increase in the Latino immigrant population, were challenging, but the police departments were addressing the issues in order to improve. He learned that the police departments were aiming to enhance the relationships of the police and immigrants by providing …show more content…
Communities might view new immigrants in a negative way, as well as have limited resources to aid immigrants in starting their new life abroad (Donato, Tolbert II, Nucci, & Kawano, 2007) . If immigrants are being mistreated or discriminated against, social workers need to work with policymakers and the community in order to improve relationships between natives and immigrants. In addition, social workers ought to be aware of where immigrants are arriving and be able to provide them with information about access to education, housing and