Human migration

Border enforcement and control at the major points of entry and exit on the southern border between the United States and Mexico, had long been largely left alone throughout the decades, aside from a few flare ups, that is until the 1990s. However, it was the passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, which would become the fuel waiting to be ignited in the coming decade. While, IRCA was intended to solve illegal immigration issues, along with other associated…

Social Environment/ pg. 63: the entire human environment, including interactions with others. In Mexico, I noticed that they environment is totally different compare to America. Why would I believe that? Maybe because the illegal immigrants are trying to cross our borders for many reasons. The reasons could be the following; better jobs and benefits, housing, and freedom. However, Illegal immigrants do not get what they call the American dream. They attempt to cross the border if they get passed…

In the current age of globalization, the nature and characteristics of human resources has undergone many changes, in which labors are more active and flexible and freely in making decision about their employment. More and more people move from one country to another in the hope for better employment opportunities. Under this circumstances, labor migration associated to the tendency of global migration has played a particularly important role in the socio-economic development of many countries.…

Numerous online articles have been published on colonial mentality; all pointing to the fact that Filipinos nowadays are becoming more foreign in their own land. The culture of migration effectively started in the 1970’s, when the government deployed Filipinos abroad to foster a good relationship with other nations and to lessen the unemployment rate of the country (Asis, 2006). It then “[promoted] the illusion that good societies are places to be found rather than painstakingly built by the…

Karl Vick’s article “By Ordering Salvadorans Out, Trump Inverts An American Promise,” from Time discusses how the Trump Administration is snatching back the idea of the US softening the landing for millions of people who arrived without papers and over time became Americans. The article “To Shut Down or Not to Shut Down?” takes a different perspective. The article written by Liz Mair from U.S. News focuses on two big issues. Those being what to do to protect DACA recipients and reauthorizing…

the ‘problem’ that many Americans perceive as of chief concern. However, research institutions have released information in recent years that has greatly discredited this perceived epidemic of illegal immigration. In our class, we have discussed migration, walls…

a. Social Integration/pg. 10: the degree to which people are tied to their social groups. French sociologist Emile Durkheim is noted as the founder of the theory of social integration, and although it’s mainly linked to suicide, it is applicable in this film. Zulema’s parents in the film admit to not graduating from high school, but speak broken English. This is a result of their social integration that developed once they moved to the United States. The family remains in their own circle,…

The author uses evidence throughout the whole book from his trips and research to different parts of Mexico and the United States. This type of evidence can fall under the category of evaluating sources. The whole subject that this book contains provides evidence from a research study that the author uses to back up his claim. “My companions and I were consistently paid less than minimum wage” (Holmes, p. 82). Holmes uses his real-life experiences and research to show the audience how the…

Currently, the issue of immigration has become the topic of household discussion and Socratic method more than ever before. With the mass influx of refugees seeking solace in countries that are untouched by war, the ever-growing demographic of Latinos comprising the southwestern population of the United States and the other instances of sender country natives looking for prosperous opportunities throughout the globe, citizens of developed countries look to their elected officials for what to…

the face of America, the law changed the focus of immigration to the United States drastically. It increased the share going to Asia and to the Western Hemisphere, and emphasis on family migration led to a great increase in the amount of immigration (Daniels). In an address in 1985, Pope John II declared, “Every human being has the right to freedom of movement and of residence within the confines of his own country. When there are just reasons in favor of it, he must be permitted to migrate to…