Frances Perkins

Globalization Impacts due to Immigration in Germany Since the 1980’s Germany has had the largest influx of immigrants compared to any other country in the world. The largest immigrant group in Germany is that of Muslim refugees (especially from Turkey). Most of them had fled from countries currently at war or ruled by tyrannical governments. This massive rise of immigrants has sparked a large anti-immigration movement from permanent residents in recent years. This is mostly due to cultural…

Some people say that telling the truth does more harm than good; yet if someone went around asking people whether they would want to know the truth rather than a lie most people’s answer would be truth. But why is this? Yes, the truth can bring peacefulness to one’s mind, but at the same time it can destroy a person completely. In “The Jewelry”, by Guy de Maupassant, through the marriage and death of M. Lantin’s first wife the reader sees the pros and cons of M. Lentin realizing the truth about…

Frances immigration policy differs from Canada in the sense that multiculturalism is not the focus, instead its emphasis is aimed toward helping new immigrants to France assimilate into its culture. This includes comprising an immigration integration policy that focuses on the social, cultural and political integration of a minority into a dominant culture and society. In France, immigrant integration is not as accepted as Canada because…

The way in which issues are framed, that is, defining what factors are considered issues at all, is instrumental in determining whether a problem will be truly solved, or if instead a pseudo problem is simply solved instead. A limited frame is what inhibits policy makers from truly being able to address the core issues of many problems today, thus causing uncertainty, ineffective policies, and offense to many. Perhaps one of the most skewed framings is the one of immigration. In “The Framing of…

“Their bodies lie bare and afloat only to announce their coming but never their presence.” The life of an immigrant is often in danger, physically or mentally. Whether crossing the US/Mexico border, barely staying afloat in the Mediterranean, reliving their trauma while applying for citizenship, or leaving their loved ones behind, almost every experience of migration is unimaginably difficult. Refugees and other immigrants though have become a highly scrutinized population in recent years…

Summary/ Evaluation of a staff member “How do Clinton and Trump differ on immigration?” A staff member for the Inside Counsel Breaking News, argues on “How do Clinton and Trump differ on immigration?” that immigration is one of the most view issue into the campaign race. He shares both candidate’s views points on High-skilled immigration and the domestic workforce, EB-5 immigrant investors, E-verify, and the comprehensive immigration reform. The writer talks about trump proposition on building…

Indians in New France describes the way Indigenous people living in New France were perceived by the French authorities, the degree of citizenship that Indigenous people were given, and how these concepts of sovereignty affected the Indigenous communities both positively and negatively. In France, citizens were considered “regnicoles” (Havard, 2013) – citizens who had the full breadth of the modern concept of human and political rights. In contrast, the Indigenous people of New France were not…

The Current Refugee Crisis The amount of people the have immigrated or are attempting immigrate to Europe or many other countries in the world has increased drastically over the course of years. In the New York Times article, “Desperate Crossings” is a story about people from Eritrea, Africa who are trying to flee their home country and go to Italy, Greece. The authors Paolo Pellegrin, who did most of the photography, and Scott Anderson, who did the articles text, travelled with Bourbon…

The word refugee has its origins in the French word refugier: to take shelter, protect. How does fleeing Vietnam protect the narrator of Ru and her family? How does fleeing Vietnam cause them harm? In Ru written by Kim Thuy, the narrator and her family have to flee Vietnam due to the war. On her voyage, and after, she is deeply affected by her journey across the world. The protection she got from fleeing comes in obvious and also subtle ways. First, she is physically safe, away from a warring…

Mme Loisel is a character from the short story ‘The Necklace’. In the story she is described in many different ways, she can be charming but can also be an envious person. She can also be a greedy and eager woman that likes to look rich. The story is set in ‘La Belle époque’ - French for ‘The Beautiful Era’. ‘La Belle époque’ was in contrast with WW1 which followed on from then . It was a period of time characterised by economy and regional peace especially in Paris. Until WW1 came along. ‘La…