IMMIGRATION IN THE USA TODAY

USA a country built by immigrants

TABLE OF CONTENT

• Introduction and table of content.

• Reflection paper #1

• Immigration in the USA.

• Definition of immigration

• History of immigration to the USA.

• Forms of immigration

• Legal and illegal immigration

• Immigration and social issues.

• Summary of books

• Research #1

• Statistical charts #1

• Research#2

• Statistical charts #2

WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT ETHNIC MINORITIES IN AMERICA

REFLECTION PAPER 1

Ethnic minorities in America

Reflection paper 1

What I know about the topic

This is a topic that I find intriguing and t the same tie touching, due to the many issues that this topic involves, I myself am part of a minority. I am Hispanic, from Puerto Rico.

Ever since me and my family immigrated to the state of Utah, we have been very aware of the ethnic and racial boundaries found in the American culture, and ever since we came, we have more than once we have made aware of what it means to be a minority in this country, as is known, Puerto Rico is part of the USA, and even under this knowledge and being American born, in many places and by many people we are treated as if we were illegal aliens.

It has been in the last two weeks that I have learned, due to some article reading, and doing homework for this class that I have come to find out that is not going to be long before the Caucasian population AKA whites become the minority in the State of Utah. I have to say that I am very excited about this project and everything that I can learn in this class. To keep in the subject, I can now say that I do not know much about ethnicity in America, but mostly what is shown in the news, illegal immigration, the changes in policies, promises made by the government that will never be fulfilled and many other things that I will be mentioning tin the final draft.

I really hope that this gives you an idea of my knowledge on the topic at this point, and also of my knowledge as a minority and a American.

And really hope that this is what you were expecting, for I was a little confused about what was I to do in this paper.  

IMMIGRATION IN THE U.S.A.Meaning of Immigration:

To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native.

What is Legal Immigration:

refers to the migration of people across national borders, or the residence of foreign nationals in a country, permitted by that country” government temporarily or permanently.

What is Illegal Immigration:

refers to the migration of people across national borders, or the residence of foreign nationals in a country, in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country.

ILLEGAL PEOPLE: HOW GLOBALIZATION CREATES MIGRATION AND CRIMINALIZES

IMMIGRANTSSUMMARY BOOK #1

For two decades photojournalist David Bacon has documented the connections between labor, migration, and the global economy. In Illegal People Bacon exposes the many ways globalization uproots people in Latin America and Asia, driving them to migrate. At the same time, U.S. immigration policy makes the labor of those displaced people a crime in the United States.

Bacon makes his case through interviews and on-the-spot reporting both from impoverished communities abroad and from immigrant workplaces and neighborhoods here. He analyzes NAFTA's corporate tilt as a cause of displacement and migration from Mexico and shows that criminalizing immigrant labor also benefits employers. He argues that immigration and trade policy are elements of a single economic system.

Bacon traces the development of illegal status back to slavery and shows the human cost of treating the indispensable labor of millions of migrants--and the migrants themselves--as illegal. Illegal People argues for a sea change in the way we think, debate, and legislate around issues of migration and globalization, promoting a human rights perspective throughout a globalized world.

LIVING "ILLEGAL"THE HUMAN FACE OF UNAUTHORIZED

IMMIGRATIONSUMMARY BOOK #2

In this probing investigation, a team of scholars in political science, religion, and Latin American studies offers a considered account of the complex global dynamics that shape immigration in America. The authors track the oscillations in U.S. immigration policy, from the open borders of the country's early history through the rising tide of nativism in the early 20th century and the growing restrictiveness of immigration policy over the past 20 years. Focusing on emerging immigrant destinations like Atlanta and South Florida, the book charts long-standing patterns of immigration between Mexico and the U.S., as well as newer inflows from Guatemala and Brazil. It shows firsthand the plight of undocumented day laborers who make easy targets for exploitative bosses, the parents who are separated from their children, the women assaulted or raped as they cross through Mexico—as well as the quieter stories of immigrants joining churches, paying taxes, and contributing to their communities, emphasizing the church's role in this negotiation between two worlds. In its compassionate and well-reasoned exploration of why migrants come to the U.S. and how they integrate into American society, this book appeals to what Lincoln called "the better angels of our nature" and makes a well-reasoned case for a more humane immigration policy.

IMMIGRATION STATISTICS 2013HTTPS://WWW.DHS.GOV/YEARBOOK-IMMIGRATION-

STATISTICS• The immigrant population in the United States grew considerably

over the past 50 years. In 2011 there were 40.4 million foreign-born people residing in the United States, whereas the immigrant population in 1960 was 9.7 million. Broken down by immigration status, the foreign-born population in 2011 was composed of 15.5 million naturalized U.S. citizens, 13.1 million legal permanent residents, and 11.1 million unauthorized migrants.

• The foreign-born share of the U.S. population has more than doubled since the 1960s. The immigrant population was 5.4 percent of the total U.S. population in 1960, when 1 in 20 residents were foreign-born. In 2011 immigrants made up 13 percent of the total U.S. population, meaning that they were one in every eight U.S. residents. Still, today’s share of the immigrant population as a percentage of the total U.S. population remains below its peak in 1890, when 14.8 percent of the U.S. population had immigrated to the country.

• Two in three immigrants living in the United States arrived before 2000. Of the foreign-born population living in the United States in 2011, 38 percent arrived before 1990 and 27 percent arrived between 1990 and 1999.

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• The countries of origin of today’s immigrants are more diverse than they were 50 years ago. In 1960 a full 75 percent of the foreign-born population residing in the United States came from Europe, while today only 12 percent of the immigrant population emigrated from Europe. In 2010 11.7 million foreign-born residents—29 percent of the foreign-born population—came from Mexico. About 2.2 million immigrants residing in the United States came from China; 1.8 million came from each India and the Philippines; 1.2 million immigrated from each Vietnam and El Salvador; and 1.1 million arrived from each Cuba and Korea.

• Immigrants today are putting down roots across the United States, in contrast to trends we saw 50 years ago. In the 1960s two-thirds of U.S. states had populations with less than 5 percent foreign-born individuals, but the opposite is true today. In 2010 two-thirds of states had immigrant populations above 5 percent. In 2010, 67 percent of the foreign born lived in the West and the South—a dramatic shift since the 1960s, when 70 percent of the immigrant population lived in the Northeast and Midwest.

• Females outnumber males in the foreign-born population today. In 2011, 51.1 percent of the U.S. immigrant population was female. Until the 1960s immigrant men outnumbered immigrant women, but by the 1970s the number of female immigrants caught up and even surpassed male immigrants. In 2011 there were 96 immigrant men arriving in America for every 100 immigrant women.

• There are almost 1 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, adult immigrants in the United States today. The estimated 904,000 LGBT adult immigrants are more likely to be young and male compared to the overall immigrant population.

• Immigrants have a diverse set of educational backgrounds. About 68 percent of the foreign-born population have attained a high school diploma, GED, or higher, compared to 89 percent of the native-born population. Approximately 11 percent of immigrants have a master’s degree, professional degree, or doctorate degree, compared to 10.2 percent of the native-born population.

• More than half of the foreign-born are homeowners. Around 52 percent of immigrants own their own homes, compared to 67 percent of native-born individuals. Among immigrants, 66 percent of naturalized citizens own their own homes.

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