Foreign-born Americans, as well as the generations before them, have been the main driver of U.S. population growth and the epicenter of national racial and ethnic change, since passage of the 1965 law that changed the nation’s immigration policy. It is projected they will remain as such over the next 50 years. This comes as a surprising, yet fearful revelation in a country that has seen an increase in immigration tension and alienation. A recent survey done by the Public Research Religious…
violence-ridden countries, often seeking economic opportunity and asylum. For instance, some Latin American countries such as Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are among the poorest countries in the world, with 30%, 26% and 17% of the respective populations living on less than $2 per day. Thus, migrating to the United States, despite the associated risks, is a better option for most than the alternative. In addition, these same countries have some of the highest crime rates in the world.…
purest white that can be found" (Ellison 202). Ellison includes the factory to represent the national bias against African Americans while recognizing their imperative role in society. The ten drops of liquid symbolize the ten percent of the American population which is black. By mixing these into the optic white paint, Ellison makes the statement that America suppresses the role and culture of blacks in society, yet they play a vital role in the country's…
In nowadays recently, more and more people like to travel abroad, people want to go abroad to see the outside world. However nowadays people prefer going abroad to travel abroad in the past. In my opinion there are some reasons the first one is polices. In pass 10 years China police is not very well. Just some rich people and which people live in government can go about. The can pay the height money and play in outside. They can see the other counties and student in other countries.And there…
According to the latest report of The Economist, Hong Kong housing prices in the world's premier, housing prices higher than the real value is close to 54%. In this situation Hong Kong people have the new trend of demand for public housing, many young higher education single persons to apply for public housing, the causes is they can’t bear costly private house. The same is the implementation of the public housing system in Singapore, many of the real estate situation is better. Actually Hong…
This paper aims to understood the character of open land and/or water body & its importance in Urban areas. An urban area is characterized by high human population density and vast human-built features. Thus rises the need of relief spaces in the dense urban matrix. They can be any kind of open spaces or water body, green belts-manmade or natural. Urban Morphology of cities show the gradual decrease and decease of open spaces with the process of urbanization. Open spaces are mandatory for the…
problems they face is of housing. Urban housing, especially for the urban poor will become a major challenge in the future. If we do not plan for the future challenges right now, we will be faced with the ticking time bomb. We will have an overflowing population without access to the basic public services that they need. In…
work, urban workplace contained new structures of control and discrimination targeted against ones of recent rural origin. By the mid-1990s, it was customary in the media to define the rural migrants as “blind floaters,” formally known as “floating population.” One well-known journalistic account asserted that the ubiquity of rural migrants in metropolises was large, but their movement confronted knowledge since they were directionless. As affairs of policy analysis at varying levels of…
Migration is a key dimension of both globalization and development, and international migration has become one of the foremost development topics of the 21st century. According to the United Nations, as of 2012, more than 215 million people live outside their countries of birth and over 700 million migrate within their countries. Every state has been touched by human mobility. Owusu-Ankomah (2006) argues that about two million Ghanaians migrated to far and near lands ostensibly to seek greener…
American Economic and Social Effects of Immigration Immigration is considered as one of the most debated topics not only by politicians, but also by ordinary citizens themselves. Considerably, many people from various places seek for a greener pasture for the welfare of their families. This is the reason why many people across the globe come to America to make their dreams a reality. The history of immigration in America started after the American Civil War and the reconstruction after such…