After reading twenty facts about latino it sets as a reminder that the United States is heavily known as the “Land of the Immigrants”. As Hispanics are about 31 % of the population and is expected to grow. The article then goes explaining how not all latinos are immigrants. How there are some who have migrated but many are the children of immigrants. I for one, consider myself to be a latina and am the child of immigrants. I would be part of the 74%. The article focuses on asking questions if Latinos can speak english, be educated, be a homeowner and have health insurance etc. I think anyone has the potential to learn another language, allow themselves to be educated etc. and just like everyone there are certain factors that shape into obstacles.…
Working with the skill and knowledge that they got to achieve that glorious degree but that is a dream that all undocumented students can not continue to accomplish. Marcelo Suares from US News states, “ it is especially troubling and wasteful that some 1.5 million un authorized children, American in spirit but not in law, are enrolling in U.S. schools but will not lawfully gain employment at the end of their education” (Suarez, pg.2 par2). America has so many job opportunities for everyone and that is why so many immigrants are trying to become United States citizens but immigration enforcement continue to fail. Immigration laws make it very hard for undocumented students to attain at least a temporary work or student visa . It is an unpleasant and a very unfair situation for undocumented students to face the idea of been unemployed without being able to show the amount of knowledge they have to proceed their career. With the DREAM Act passed they will see an increase in financial productivity and improved job prospects that come with a college…
It was a pleasure to attend the lecture titled “The Economic Contribution of Immigration in America” by Dr. Alfonso Morales. As a Latina I am always happy to attend a lecture that is a part of the Latino Heritage Lecture Series. I strongly believe it is important to learn about different cultures, and these lectures are always very informative. For this lecture, I was especially excited to hear Dr. Morales discuss not only the economic contributions of immigration but also the more culturally inclined aspects of immigration. I found that even though his lecture was titled the “economic contributions of immigration”, he strongly emphasized more life enriching aspects like diversity and culture.…
In the article College Immigrants in the United States, written by Jie Zong, and Jeanne Batalova, spoke about the amount of Immigrants looking for higher education in the United States. The articles leads the discussion of with this statement. “In 2014, 10.5 million immigrants had a college degree or higher, representing about 29 percent of the total 36.7 million U.S. foreign-born population ages 25 and over”(Zong, Batalova). This fact puts the reader into perspective about how many students are immigrants into the U.S, to look for a higher education and ultimately making a better life for themselves, giving them opportunities that they wouldn’t have in their resident country. They state how this influx started to take place when the Immigration…
There is close to 40 million immigrants and about half of them are originally from Mexico. One Third of the immigrants have no high school diploma.…
The rapid growth of immigration to the U.S. from Latin America has increased the overall Hispanic population of the U.S. Immigration from Latin American and the growth of Hispanics are one of the most important and controversial developments in recent history of the United States. In 2005, there were nearly 40 million Hispanic immigrants and descendants of Hispanic immigrants living in the U.S (Pew Hispanic Center, 2006). It is true that there are many push and pull factors that play a role for immigrants to come to the United States such as to leave poverty and unemployment in their homelands in search of better living opportunities…
An article published in the At Issue anthology What Rights Should Illegal Immigrants Have? tells of undocumented students who have entered the Unites States, graduate, but have no chance to work because of their illegal status. A chance at citizenship is a chance at avoiding poverty. Although some people do not see the issue, they see the millions of legal students that enter college each year, and watch as they receive the chance to achieve their goals. In the end, someone will receive this chance, but they may not take hold of the opportunity. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, statistics show that about 10.2 million U.S. citizens under the age of 35 had not completed college, but just as many illegal immigrants graduate high…
Finally, the main difference and major contribution to Native-born fears was the willpower of the “New Immigrants” to preserve their culture regardless of the costs. Although the “Old Immigrants” also tried to keep their culture alive, they did this in a very minimalistic way in comparison to the restaurants, social clubs, and more that the “New Immigrants” created in an attempt to preserve their culture. This also was faced with opposition especially by antiforeign organizations such as the “American Protective Association” or APA who made every effort to prevent Roman Catholic from taking office and even suppressed the faith by depicting their nuns in “lustful fantasies.” Besides degrading the culture of the new individuals who had come to America, the Native-born also developed organized labor which emphasized the language barrier of the “New Immigrants” as a means to protect American workers and their jobs from the “inferior.” Organized Labor was not the only tactic to…
The migration of Mexican Americans has been a long journey. The road in which most have taken is one of sacrifice and hard-work. A road paved with the dreams and hopes, faith, determination, and the forbearance to achieve all that this land has to offer. The subject to be discussed is how Mexican Americans have migrated and how they were assimilated into “American” society.…
It has been 11 years since we have arrived to Los Angeles, California. I can still remember the feeling of when my father had said to us that he we would be moving to a far place to try to find better jobs for my mother and him because with the two jobs my father had and the washing and ironing of other peoples clothes my mom did was not bringing enough money to support my sisters and me and did they wanted to provide a better life for my sisters and me. Mexico was such a poor country that my parents could not see themselves make enough money to support my sisters and me, let alone see us get a better education. So my parents decide to migrate to the United States with one of my mother’s brother. We arrived in Los Angeles, California on July 16, 1931, with my Aunt Julia and Uncle Fernando. My family and I were so happy to finally arrive to the U.S. to live the “American Dream.” Soon we would find out that our dreams would come crushing down fast.…
As we advance through the 21st century, acquiring a satisfactory job almost always requires preparation. This preparation is earned in many places such as colleges, universities, or vocational schools. The United States has several locations that offer preparation. For this reason, many people decide to migrate to the United States. The amount of students in search of a higher education has increased dramatically. They understand the necessity of acquiring knowledge to thrive in the workforce and earn a substantial amount of money. Many citizens have noticed the recent increase. One group of individuals, the Pew Hispanic Center, has written many articles describing hispanic activity. “Its Hispanic Center seeks to improve public understanding…
Mexican migration to the United States takes a big impact involving two companies and takes place at specific times for good or bad of both. Manly, this phenomenon takes place because the immigrants are in search for a better job and higher pay as well. I decided to choose this topic because it represents a huge problem, the main topic to be discussed by heads of government of both countries is migration.…
After the 1890s depression the immigration population skyrocketed. From a low at roughly 3.5 million immigrants it jumped to a high of 9 million within the first ten years of the new century. Immigrants of this time are labeled from “Old” and “New” Immigrants.…
Noting that legal status is a strong factor for some of the first-time college students. Greenman and Hall (2013) state that undocumented students are more likely to come from socioeconomically strained households. Thus, creating the idea of college is attainable for student who wish to continue their studies. Perhaps that is one reason some Mexican American students choose to drop out of high school as they see no way of continuing their careers. Another strong factor that impacts Mexican American students is coming from low income families. Pena (2013:6) suggests that “for too many low-income students access to higher education has become a revolving door”. Although this is not always the case it does prevent many Mexican American student from continuing their studies. Greenman and Hall (2013) state undocumented students may be fearful of engaging with educational institutions may suffer from stress and financial uncertainty. One point that is argument also forgets to point out is the fact that documented students with undocumented parents may also have stress and financial…
Subpoint or supporting material: Mexico's economy is a growing economy, which makes it hard already for its inhabitants but what makes it worse is that the Government is corrupt and negligent which makes it even harder and hinders progress. According to Andres Oppenheimer 87% of Mexicans…