“Imagination… can lead to moral clarification.”(1) Savant believes that we must try to imagine why an illegal immigrant chooses to come illegally before we make a judgment call. He goes on to tell two stories of two different, yet similar illegal immigrants and their (though illegal choice) morally correct choice. He closes in stating that “The survival and growth of our own civilization may well depend upon our imagining better.”(2). In other words, to achieve a better society we must imagine a better society. What Savant fails to provide in his article though, is both sides of immigration.
Laws regulating work and production were limited. Additionally, most manufactured goods were imported, subsequently limiting the quantity and selection of available goods. In response to this industrial growth and prosperity, drastic changes in the lives of Americans took place. The population increases in cities across America were astonishing and contributed to a decline in rural population. By 1890, several cities touted populations over 1 million people and by 1900, New York City was the second largest city in the world, outranked only by London.
Immigration policy's effect on the labor force should be carefully considered, but the vast majority of immigrants are not admitted based on education or skill level. In 2009, the U.S. admitted over 1.1 million legal immigrants, just 5-8 percent of whom possessed employment skills in demand in the United States. By contrast, 66.1 percent were based on family preferences, or 73 percent if the relatives of immigrants arriving on employment visas are included. 16.7 percent of admissions were divided among refugees, asylum seekers and other humanitarian categories, while 4.2 percent of admissions were based on the diversity lottery (which only requires that winners have completed high school). Some family-based immigrants may be highly educated or skilled, but the vast majority of admissions are made without regard for those criteria.
For sure it is hard to decide something like this smoothly, after all the damage and death that happened during the war. And at the other hand you have to keep track of the equality so all the countries can support their best interests. The treaty of Versailles that was called in after World War I is a good example for this critical scenario. The treaty of Versailles In 1919 representatives from 32 countries made their way to Versailles in France to decide what should happen to the losing countries. In this case we are talking about Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey and Germany.
Literacy Test (1917): Many of the immigrants who had to pass the series of tests were poor, particularly those from eastern Europe who had received little or no education, they all had to pass a group of tests on literacy to prove they could read and write. If they could not pass the tests then they were denied entry to the country. Emergency Quota Act (1921): This act had a limit of 357,000 immigrants per year, as well as quotas – only 3% of the total population of any foreign group already in the USA in 1910 would be allowed in after 1921. The National Origins Act (1924): The act reduced the number of immigrants allowed entry to America to 150,000 per year, and cut the quota from 3% to 2%,
Catholic Affiliations There was a dramatic change in Religious Affiliation numbers over the years; this is clearly shown when we compare figures from 1901 to 2001. During 1901 there were very few eastern religions while 40% of people were Anglican. When those figures are compared to 2001 statistics, there was a rise in eastern religions and Anglicans decreasing to 18%. The only rise was in Catholic figures. The change of figures was due to the immigration caused by World War II and the Vietnam War.
Demographic trends in family life POPULATION OF THE UK * IN 1901 UK population was 38.2m by 2006 it had grown to 60.6 m * This population growth has been driven by natural change , every year since 1901 there's been more births than deaths. * From the 1980’s onwards net migration (which is immigration exceeding emigration) has been the main factor. * Between 2001 and 2004 net migration accounted for two thirds of the increase in UK population. Changes in birth rate * Only 716,000 children were born in 2004 , this is 34% fewer than in 1901 and 21% fewer than 1971. * The birth-rate is a history of fluctuations.
Today I will be talking about international adoption versus domestic adoption. In modern times adoption rates have increased dramatically since the 1990’s. Even celebrities are getting interested in adopting a child from another country. I believe adopting internationally is the better choice than domestically. It is estimated that 125,000 children are adopted domestically each year, but only 20,000 children are adopted internationally in the same amount of time.
This is partially a result of economic and political unrest (“Arab American Immigration,” 2013). In 2000, the estimate was that there were 1.2 million Arab Americans, with that number increasing to 1.9 million in recent years (“Arab American Institute,” 2013). Continuing in this trajectory, Arab American population should reach 2.8 million. Many Arab Americans are born in the United States (despite accepted stereotypes) and almost 82% are citizens (Abraham, 2000). Arab’s heritage span reveals a culture thousands of years old.
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.