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Middle-class Latinos "step it up a notch" as communities thrive
Summary : In the mid-1980s, the town of Downey, California didn’t have much of a diverse community. Immigration was not as popular there and with Latinos, only a few families were stationed there. Over the last two decades, the town of Downey and even other small cities near Los Angeles has been transformed to what many Latino families call home. Generations of Latino immigrants have filled the lands of Downey over the years and now the way the Latino community has grown as a whole is something truly extraordinary. The growth of the middle class Latino neighborhoods is just pure proof that the Latino roots have been growing stronger and more efficiently than ever. …show more content…
Plus, Japan to date only accepts 0.2% of refugees. This is among the lowest accepting rates among rich nations. This has been called shameful and cruel of Japan. Japanese journalist Harada Kazuyoshi claims that "Japan has done less than any other large democracy" to reduce the rising refugee problem. One “excuse” that Japan uses for not taking in refugees is that the people won’t settle into Japan well. They will not know the language and they will always be considered outsiders in the Japanese community which makes it an uncomfortable place to settle. Another excuse is that the Syrian crisis is much to far to be considered a Japanese problem and should just be considered Europe’s responsibility. Finally, citizens such as Tomoaki Ueda, a Twitter user from Kyoto, states that the government would have to spend a ton of money if they were to start accepting refugees. The newcomers would need language help and other needs, therefore would become too much of a burden on the Japanese people. Even though some see this as a reasonable argument, others see it as just plain selfishness. FIrst, Japan has always been asking for sympathy from outer countries to help with the Hiroshima and Nagasaki recovery work. Both of these Japanese cities were largely destroyed by atomic bombs at the end of World War II, and Japan has asked for help to restore these places, but it is really fair for the world to help Japan with this struggle and for Japan to not do anything in return? The Mainichi Shimbun Japanese newspaper states that, “There are things Japan can do.” The paper called Japan a power “with a closed door for refugees.” The people believe that the refugee problem should not just be weighted on solely the European powers. Yes Japan cannot fully solve the Middle East problem, but they sure can help. There are an estimated 8 million empty homes in
Middle-class Latinos "step it up a notch" as communities thrive
Summary : In the mid-1980s, the town of Downey, California didn’t have much of a diverse community. Immigration was not as popular there and with Latinos, only a few families were stationed there. Over the last two decades, the town of Downey and even other small cities near Los Angeles has been transformed to what many Latino families call home. Generations of Latino immigrants have filled the lands of Downey over the years and now the way the Latino community has grown as a whole is something truly extraordinary. The growth of the middle class Latino neighborhoods is just pure proof that the Latino roots have been growing stronger and more efficiently than ever. …show more content…
Plus, Japan to date only accepts 0.2% of refugees. This is among the lowest accepting rates among rich nations. This has been called shameful and cruel of Japan. Japanese journalist Harada Kazuyoshi claims that "Japan has done less than any other large democracy" to reduce the rising refugee problem. One “excuse” that Japan uses for not taking in refugees is that the people won’t settle into Japan well. They will not know the language and they will always be considered outsiders in the Japanese community which makes it an uncomfortable place to settle. Another excuse is that the Syrian crisis is much to far to be considered a Japanese problem and should just be considered Europe’s responsibility. Finally, citizens such as Tomoaki Ueda, a Twitter user from Kyoto, states that the government would have to spend a ton of money if they were to start accepting refugees. The newcomers would need language help and other needs, therefore would become too much of a burden on the Japanese people. Even though some see this as a reasonable argument, others see it as just plain selfishness. FIrst, Japan has always been asking for sympathy from outer countries to help with the Hiroshima and Nagasaki recovery work. Both of these Japanese cities were largely destroyed by atomic bombs at the end of World War II, and Japan has asked for help to restore these places, but it is really fair for the world to help Japan with this struggle and for Japan to not do anything in return? The Mainichi Shimbun Japanese newspaper states that, “There are things Japan can do.” The paper called Japan a power “with a closed door for refugees.” The people believe that the refugee problem should not just be weighted on solely the European powers. Yes Japan cannot fully solve the Middle East problem, but they sure can help. There are an estimated 8 million empty homes in