Introduction In recent years, 12-step programs have flooded the world at an amazing rate. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), founded in 1935 pioneered this movement and currently has an estimated membership of 2,076,635, present in 180 countries (AA World Services [AAWS], 2005). Narcotics Anonymous (NA) membership has also grown rapidly from “200 registered groups in 1978 to 21,500 registered groups in 116 countries (NA World Services [NAWS], 2005). (NAWS, 2005) The above figures derive from group registration at world service offices. There is no way to calculate actual members, as these fellowships do not keep attendance (anonymous) records.
Eleven percent of these immigrants have been from Germany and 10 percent from Mexico. Two centuries of immigration and integration. The U.S. immigration system recognizes 800,000 to 1 million foreigners a year as legal immigrants and during that same period admits 35 million nonimmigrant tourist and business visitors and has another 300,000 to 400,000 unauthorized foreigners settle. Info from where? During the 1990s, there were often contentious debates over immigrants and their children as beneficiaries of the U.S. educational, welfare, and political systems, or, more broadly, over whether the immigration and integration system served U.S. national interests and at the same time enabled immigrants and their children to integrate successfully.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service estimates that in January of 2000 there were 7 million illegal aliens living in the United States, a number that is growing by half a million a year. Thus, the illegal-alien population in 2006 is estimated to be about 10 million (Illegal). It is said that this number is much lower than the actual figure. Nearly 210,000 aliens are believed to have died or returned home on their on account. In addition, 63,000 were removed by the INS and 183,000 were awarded green cards, and therefore deemed legal (Illegal).
Asian American Gerald Trahan ETH/125 July 21, 2011 Jere Wilson Asian American The Asian American population of 17.3 million people in the United States as of 2010, which comprised of 5.6 percent of the total population in the United States, was a higher number then I was expecting. And also 2.6 million people that are Asian American that are five and older speak Chinese at home and more so after Spanish, Chinese is the most widely spoken non-English language in the United States. Fifty percent of Asian Americans that are twenty-five years or older have a bachelor’s degree or higher level of education, where it compares to twenty-eight percent of all Americans in that group. This number almost doubles all the other groups. Eighty-five
Since then America has forgotten the huge role immigration has played throughout history and the contribution it led to the development of America, as well. U.S immigration has brought upon the debate for the future of American jobs, impacts, and benefits. Statistics demonstrate that immigration has helped the United States with employment by adding jobs and bringing in more tax payers adding a positive effect on the United States. Before the recession, when the economy was expanding (2000-2007), 60 percent of the net increase in employment among the working-age went to immigrants. Even though they accounted for just 38 percent of the population, immigrants still took majority of the jobs in the United States (Camarota, Zeigler).
Furthermore, the non-Hispanic Whites population will slightly decline even with the burgeoning elderly population because of healthier lifestyles and improved health care services available. Hispanics are expected to increase by 188% and account for nearly one-quarter of the nation's population although, The United States Census Bureau believes many Hispanics born in America claim Whites on census surveys. Asians, however, are expected to triple to over 33 million by 2050. Historically, America has been a "Black and Whites" country with Blacks accounting for nearly 13% of the current population. By 2050, the Black population will increase roughly 15%, making them the second largest minority group in America.
Williethia McLane Mrs. Caterina Orr English 1102 26 February 2009 “He probably works at the gas station.” “I think he is a doctor” “I can tell by what she has on she is stuck up.” These are common phrases we here from the people that walk amongst us in our country, the most diverse country in the world. According to the U.S. Census Bureau between March 1999 and 2000, 1.7 million people moved into the United States from abroad. Two-thirds of these movers were foreign-born and not U.S. citizens. Not only is North America the most diverse continent amongst the other six continents, but also California is one of the most diverse states along with Illinois, Texas, Georgia, and New York in the United States of America. A stereotype is a widely held but fixed and
Illegal Immigration Most of the undocumented immigrants in the U.S. are from Mexico according to this; 61% of the unauthorized population in 2008 was from Mexico; 14% from El Salvador, Guatemala, Brazil, Honduras, and Ecuador; 8% from India, Korea, China, and the Philippines; while 17% were from all other countries (http://immigration.procon.org/). Generally these immigrants live in the southwest area of the country; California had 25% of the total illegal alien population. Texas had 14%, Florida 7%, New York 6%, and Arizona 5% (http://immigration.procon.org/). This area is more common because it is close to the boarder and they are more likely to blend in with those around them. Some reasons why they have come here are because it isn’t safe
Illegal immigration has increased throughout the years, in 2007 there was 38 million, which is about one-third of the U.S. population, which is about 310 million individuals .Illegal immigration will continue to grow, currently we have 310 million people but by 2060 this will rise to 468 million, which is a 56% increase. Illegal immigrants come from all over the world, but more come from Latin and South America looking for jobs, a better future, education, new business, better pay, health insurance, a better life than what they are accustomed in their native country. Although people may come from different parts of the world to the United States, this also affects American population because we will never have an accurate number of illegal
Mexico is one of our big illegal immigration problems we are faced with. But so far this is as much as we know of because of the only reports we have gotten and the numbers can and possibly be higher than the 11 million. The states of the U.S spend between usually 22 billion dollars a year to provide for welfare, medical, food stamps and education let alone. This money is not included by the SS (Social Security) and the Medicare that actually fund immigrant who have never worked a day in their life in the U.S! The reason for so many illegal aliens in our United States is because of how hard it can be