One of the many races that migrated to the United States is the Vietnamese race. After the fall of Saigon, Vietnamese refugees have fled their homeland to seek for a better life. Now, 30 years later, they have become an industry of their own. According to the latest census, there are approximately 1.2 million Vietnamese Americans living in the United States. This makes Vietnamese Americans the fifth largest immigrant group in the United States , right after the Mexican, Filipino, Chinese, and Indian foreign-born (Lehman, 2000).
Do immigrant workers take jobs that American workers won’t do? Do they take jobs away from American-born workers? Do they compete with American workers for low-wage jobs? Do they contribute to economic growth in the communities where they live? The answers to these questions are not easy to determine, but data from the 2000 census indicates that of the 8.7 million immigrants aged 18 to 59 in the 1990’s, 5.6 million were in the United States labor force in the year 2000.
The substantial increase in population due to immigration that occurs during this time goes on to affect the nation in positive and negative ways. Some of the adverse affects of such a rapid growth in population were overcrowding in cities, lack of jobs, and occasional food shortages. But the hard working spirit and work ethic that the immigrants brought, along with a determined will to succeed, were an overarching positive were crucial to the country becoming what it is today. In the late 1800s, people in many parts of the world decided to leave their homes and emigrate to the United States. Immigrants entered into the United States through several
Argument The Hart-Celler Immigration Bill was passed over forty years ago, on Oct. 3, 1965. “The legislation, which phased out the national origins quota system first instituted in 1921, created the foundation of today's immigration law.” Today, the unexpected has happened and has created the greatest wave of immigration in our nation's history. More than eighteen million legal immigrants, over triple the number during the previous thirty years, as well as undocumented millions of illegal immigrants have come to America since the law's passage. And the new immigrants are more likely to stay in America for the remainder of their lives. In addition, this new, inflamed immigration flow came from countries such as Asia and Latin America.
Unemployment and non-work have risen throughout the country and among immigrants, but the number of new immigrants, both legal and illegal, entering the country continues to match the pace of the 1990s. Immigrants come to America for many reasons, and the demand for labor may be a relatively minor factor in determining the level of immigration. If there is no change in immigration policy, it is almost certain that at least 15 million new legal and illegal immigrants will settle in the United States in this decade alone, regardless of the performance of the U.S. economy. So although the consequences seem minimal now, immigration’s impact will continue to grow if current policies are left the
Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Spanish Americans are four of these groups that have expanded throughout the United States. Spanish is the sole language of Mexicans. Mexican Americans speak a slang dialect and varies depending on the amount of time in the United States and how much education he or she has. Most Mexicans migrate to America in the surrounding states of Mexico. Mexicans traditionally have bigger families, but over the years the rate has declined.
The U.S. Hispanic population is the largest minority segment and is growing at a dramatic rate which has already occurred in the most populous states and is beginning to occur among the U.S. baby population. The future U.S. economy will depend on Hispanics by virtue of demographic change and the social and cultural shifts expected to accompany their continued growth. The growth in the marketing of fast food and groceries to the growing Hispanic population is something that marketers need to acknowledge in order to serve the interests of these consumers. The Hispanic population is projected to nearly triple, from 46.7 million to 132.8 million from 2008 to 2050. This means that the U.S. Hispanic population shares will double from 15% to 30% and nearly one in three U.S. residents would be Hispanic.
Besides, the immigrants with different cultures often have different morals standards and religion beliefs, which is always the potential cause of contend and crime. So , sometimes, the crime rate is relative with the number of immigrants. As well, some people claim that the less jobs and higher unemployed rate caused by Immigration, and there are some native Australians to miss out on jobs that are taken up by immigrants. “Australia now has 1 million unemployed and to add 100,000 migrants each year is insanity. These people can only take jobs from the existing pool or join the dole queue.
3/2/2011 Fixing America’s Immigration Issues The United States due to increasing economic concern needs to address our current immigration policies. An estimated 12 million illegal immigrants are in the United States and this number is increasing every year. In many areas illegal immigrants can receive public assistance including education, welfare and medical care without paying in taxes. Immigration reforms could help in reducing the national debt while allowing us to retain many of the current benefits given to American citizens. The American public in general realizes reform must take place, but the direction the policy reform should to take is still very much up in the air.
Running head: MEXICAN IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES: CAUSE AND EFFECT Mexican Immigration to the United States: Cause and Effect It is estimated that approximately 850,000 Latinos immigrate to the United States each year, a number that has steadily increased by 500,000 annually since 1990. The vast influx of immigrants over the last decade is not unfamiliar to the United States. As an immigrant country the U.S. has experienced various waves of immigration since the early 16th century. Throughout history immigration has not only affected the U.S. economy and culture but the social attitudes towards immigrants as well. (OCDE 2006) In the past Americans have placed blame on immigrants for social and economic instabilities.