with desires, goals, aspirations built up by cultural ideas of providence for the family. This nexus is presented to us in her chapter “Immigration Tests the New Order” by Saskia Sassen. Sassen so aptly looks at the ‘tension between new nationalising economic space, and renationalising political discourse in most developed countries’ (Sassen, 1996: xiv). Immigration, Sassen suggests, presents a crucial tension in this network. It becomes a site of renationalisation discourses in politics – but…
to provide their students with this novel to be more informative about the Latino culture. Esperanza Rising brings awareness to the Mexican Immigration laws in the United States, unification, and tradition. As part of the Latino culture, I enjoyed Esperanza Rising very much. I was surprised to see how informative the novel was on the Mexican immigration laws. Currently, one of the main issues of the United States is the over expansion of illegal immigrants.…
that hasn 't applied for citizenship in the given time frame, create a system for all "guests" to be documented, and improve guest worker programs. Seemingly, Congress and the Executive branch are endeavoring to come up with a compromise for immigration and border restrictions; however, the prolonged argument…
Seth Holmes is a cultural anthropologist and a physician. His research focuses on issues such as social inequalities, ethnic hierarchies, immigration, and healthcare. Holmes’ Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies is a riveting ethnography that describes the suffering of undocumented Triqui farmworkers from Oaxaca, Mexico. In this ethnography, Holmes calls for immigration and healthcare reform, and emphasizes the high costs to human bodies and the planet of cheap food accessible in developed countries…
Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. With the population of the Earth increasing everyday, there is also a rise in the number of cities around the world. Which means that a lot of the earth will be urbanised. Currently there are approximately 4,416 cities in the world with a population of over 150,000 people. Although there are that many cities, there are also environments that people are trying to flee from, due to things like war & conflict. But there are also…
They often had to travel in indirect routes in order to circumvent the anti-Semitic policies of some nations. After 1891 law required that the steamship companies vaccinate, disinfect, and examine their immigrant passengers prior to their sailing. The process was undignified but many choose it rather than be turned away. Close proximity, poor air quality, high expenses incurred…
States. They are walking into the boarder of Manitoba, but not where the immigration and custom offices are. They are walking in through prairie fields, where there is very deep snow for miles. They are escaping America and seeking refuge in Canada because of Donald Trump’s new travel ban. These people, whom are refugees and immigrants to America, are afraid of being kicked out and sent back to their old homes due to this new law. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have reported that more than…
In addition to the little help that students are receiving. Undocumented students are going through a lot and not many are aware of what going on. The only thing that is talked about when it comes to people who are undocumented is the subject of immigration and deportation. The conversation usually sides to one side which is to deport immigrants. That is the only thing talked about by the government and candidates. Yet, that is not the only concern that needs to be addressed. Which is why…
Timothy Murphy once said “Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems.” (Murphy, T) This is an ongoing issue that continues to grow in our society. We are seeing an increase of individuals that are coming to our country illegally and not only taking money from our economy but filling up our justice system. In this…
The DGB (German Confederation of Trade Unions) have been apprehensive about accepting immigrants due to the failed migration policies of the past, which resulted in the permanent settlement of migrants. Legislation reforms under 1999 citizenship law change represented a historic shift from jus sangunis (citizenship by descent) to jus soli (citizenship by birth in the territory) (Martin: 2004), which could be explained by to the social ties which has been forged across…