Modern Challenges Of Immigration

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| Modern Challenges of Immigration | | ETH/125 | | | If I were to imagine myself as a Chinese immigrant, the naturalization process could be either negative or positive depending on my specific circumstances. The reasons for the desire to come to America would determine whether the naturalization process seems easy or hard. There would be distinct differences between Chinese immigrants who are educated with specific skills and Chinese immigrants who do not. If I were a Chinese immigrant who was educated or with a specific skill then the process could seem much easier than if I were uneducated or skilled. Being an educated or skilled immigrant would most likely mean that the steps to naturalization, as in the mandatory costs and testing, would be less of a challenge to fulfill. In Chapter four of the text Racial and Ethnic Groups (REG), it states that “The brain drain is the immigration to the United States of skilled workers, professionals, and technicians who are desperately needed by their home countries.”(REG, chapter four, p. 103) This would cause some reluctance in my decision to migrate to America from China. The fact that I would be possibly taking away something that benefits my native country could cause some second thought. This may not be a major factor if the political system in China had a negative effect on my economic advancement. The same could be said if I was looking for an education in America and eventually decided to stay instead of returning to China because of the lack of opportunity for growth. (REG, chapter four, p. 103) The majority of all new immigrants are the result of them wanting to unite with their spouses or family (REG, chapter four, p.101). When I look at myself as a Chinese immigrant who is planning to migrate to America only for reasons of unification with a spouse or family, the process may seem
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