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  • Topic: Global Obstacles to ImmigrationCase Study: Islam in FranceAim: To what extent do immigrants face obstacles when entering new countries?Do Now: Based on your summer assignment (#3), what were some challenges faced by your families/yourself when coming to the United States?

    Homework: Article 3 due Monday

  • Esther Angeles, 41, with her daughter, Johanna Marisol Gomez, 7. Ms. Angeles has developed diabetes since coming to the United States and struggles to see that her daughter eats healthfully.A growing body of mortality research on immigrants has shown that the longer they live in this country, the worse their rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. And while their American-born children may have more money, they tend to live shorter lives than the parents.---The Health Toll of Immigration, New York Times, May 18, 2013

  • Review:What are some of the push and pull factors that entice people to migrate to a new region or country? IMMIGRATION CONTROVERY IN FRANCE Demonstrations supporting (top) more rights for immigrants and (bottom) tighter immigration controls.

  • Reading: Leora Auslander, Bavarian Crucifixes and French Headscarves: Religious Signs and the Postmodern European State Cultural Dynamics (2000)

  • Kenza Drider, a French Muslim of North African descent, after her release from a police station in Paris on April 11, 2011, the day the ban on full face veils went into force.Has the Burqa Ban Worked in France?By STEVEN ERLANGER, New York Times, Sept 2, 2012

  • Controlling MigrationCountries have adopted selective immigration policies.Preference shown for specific employment placement and family reunificationPassing of the Quota Act in 1921 and the National Origins Act in 1924 by the U.S. Congress marked the end of unrestricted immigration to the U.S. 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.

  • U.S. Immigration Policies:

    1882: Bars Asian immigration for ten years (extended)1921: Quota Act - country by country quotas 1924: National Origins Act - country by country quotas1965: Immigration Act - quotas for countries replaced, in 1968, with hemisphere quotas of 170, 000 for East and 120,000 for WestRelatives and family member preference begins1978: Immigration Act - global quota of 290, 0001980: Refugee Act - quotas do not apply to those seeking political asylum1986: Immigration Reform and Control Act admitted large numbers of former illegals.1990: Immigration Act raised global quotas to roughly 675,0001995: visas begin to be issued preferentially:Relatives and family members get overwhelming priority2004 Total: 950,000 legal entries

  • As Refugees From Haiti Linger, Dominicans Good Will Fades (NY Times August 30, 2011)CHENE, Dominican Republic They have been blamed for spreading cholera, taking jobs and driving up crime, and now, with memories of the earthquake and the bonhomie it generated rapidly fading, this country is taking action: it is deporting Haitian refugees, turning them away from the border and generally making their lives difficult.

  • Unauthorized Immigration:Unauthorized immigrants are those who enter a country without proper documentation or process. Characteristics: Source CountryRoughly 58 percent emigrate from MexicoChildrenOf estimated 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants, nearly 1 million are children.Unauthorized immigrants have given birth to 4.5 million children on U.S. soil making the children U.S. citizens. 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.

  • Unauthorized ImmigrationYears in the U.S.Duration of residency has increased for unauthorized immigrants.In 2010, 35 percent of adults had been in U.S. for at least 15 years.Labor ForceApproximately 8 million unauthorized immigrants are employed in the U.S. In what typical professions?DistributionTexas and California have largest number of unauthorized immigrants WHY??? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.

  • Immigration Discussion:For what reasons do you believe countries either have or dont have a right to set a limit (quota) on the number of legal immigrants?To what extent does illegal immigration cause social and economic issues (positive or negative) for a country?In what ways should the United States deal with the large annual influx of illegal immigrants?Whether legal or illegal, to what extent should a country work to adapt to immigrant culture (different languages in the public space or at school, allowance of religious or cultural practices, etc?) Explain

  • Unauthorized ImmigrationMexicos Border with the United StatesView from the U.S. recognizes motives that compel unauthorized immigrants to enter illegallyEmployment OpportunitiesFamily ReunificationBetter Way of LifeView from Mexico is more complexResidents of northern Mexico wish for compassion to be shown to unauthorized immigrants.Residents of southern Mexico are less tolerant because of number of unauthorized immigrants entering Mexico from Guatemala. 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.

  • More seek admission to the U.S. than is permitted by the quotas, thus preferences are shown toward:Family ReunificationAbout of immigrantsSkilled WorkersApproximately of immigrantsSending countries allegedpreference for skilled workers contributes to brain drain- a term for the disproportionate amount of highly skilled and intelligent citizens migrating away from sending countries.DiversityA few immigrants admitted, because their sending country historically has sent very few migrants 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.

  • Attitudes toward ImmigrantsImmigration Concerns in the U.S.Most views of immigration by U.S. citizens are ambivalent in nature.Border PatrolThey would like more effective border control, but they dont want to spend more money to solve the issue.WorkplaceMost recognize that unauthorized immigrants take jobs from U.S. citizens, but they understand most citizens wouldnt take the jobs so they support a path to U.S. citizenship for these unauthorized immigrants. 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.

  • Civil RightsU.S. citizens favor letting law enforcement officials stop and verify the legal status of anyone, but they fear civil rights will be infringed upon of U.S. citizens, as a result of racial profiling.Local InitiativesPolls suggest U.S. citizens believe unauthorized immigration is a pressing matter to the nation, but it should only be dealt with at the federal level and not the local level.Many were opposed to Arizonas 2010 law that obligated foreigners to carry a proof of citizenship with them at all times.More than 100 localities across the nation support additional rights for unauthorized immigrantssuch a movement is known as a Sanctuary City. 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.

  • Obstacles to Immigration in Europe:

  • 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.MIGRATION FLOWS WITHIN EUROPE The largest flows are from Poland to Germany and from Romania to Spain.

  • Immigration Concerns in EuropePopulation growth in Europe is fueled by immigration from other regions of the world, a trend disliked by many Europeans.Biggest fear is that the host countrys culture will be lost, because immigrants:adhere to different religions speak different languagespractice different food and other cultural habitsHostility to immigrants has become a central plank of some political parties in many European countries.Immigrants blamed for crime, unemployment rates, and high welfare costs.

    2014 Pearson Education, Inc.

  • 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.IMMIGRATION CONTROVERY IN FRANCE Demonstrations supporting (top) more rights for immigrants and (bottom) tighter immigration controls.

  • Europeans as EmigrantsInhospitable climate for immigrants in Europe is especially ironic.Europe was the source of most of the worlds emigrants, during the nineteenth century.Most Europeans fear losing their cultural heritage to that of new immigrants, while:Indo-European languages are now spoken by half of the world, as a result of European emigrants.Christianity has the worlds largest number of adherents.European art, music, literature, philosophy, and ethics have diffused throughout the world. 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.

  • P.O.V. Farmingville:We will now watch clips from the PBS documentary POV - Farmingville, the events of which took place in Suffolk County.As we watch, consider the obstacles faced by immigrants in this community as discussed in class.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y384FmP4rQc&feature=related

    **The global quota was set to 700,000 in 1990.**Mexicos government estiamtes nearly 2 million people a year cross into Mexico illegally through its southern border.*Quotas do not apply to refugees. *FIGURE 3-43 MIGRATION FLOWS WITHIN EUROPE The largest flows are from Poland to Germany and from Romania to Spain.*FIGURE 3-44 IMMIGRATION CONTROVERY IN FRANCE Demonstrations supporting (top) more rights for immigrants and (bottom) tighter immigration controls.**