Immigration Article Reviews Samples For Students

Identifying Primary Issues of the American Immigration Situations

Dan Stein, being the president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform of FAIR, entails to establish an advocacy towards an improved system of immigration control in the United States. In his writing, he insists that while America is considered as an open country; often connoted as the land of the free, it should not be abused nor should it be forced to accept people from all other countries just to uphold such reputation. The determination of the American Dream is considered by Stein to have been changed through time, with its meaning specifically deterring in value especially for ...

Article Critique

Immigration in the US has for long been a controversial debate, having both its pros and cons. On the one hand of attaining cheap and valued labour, it also poses an imminent threat to the Native Americans on the grounds of employment. One of the main reasons of the conflict also resides in the diversity of the ethnicities. Often there are clashes on the basis of colour, creed or any other discrimination the human conscience has crop up. Unsurprisingly, the US Government in various states is now coming up with stronger laws and stricter punishments to drive these illegal citizens ...

This report focuses on understanding immigration policies and migrant security while living in the U.S. throughout the report, the author opted to use casual design in understanding the different reasons that lead to migrant’s death and the desire to migrant to America. This design is used in scenarios where the aim of research is to come up with facts of an effect of a specific action where assumptions have been used to state the reason behind why an action occurred. Historically, immigrants have been associated with crime in that whenever they died the death was usually associated with crime.
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Introduction

The US racial hierarchal system used to only demarcate the white/black color line. However, as more and more racially diverse populations migrate to the United States, the racial hierarchal system in the US adapts new ways to emphasize racial differences between whites and “others”. Guenther, Pendaz and Makene’s research about the intersections of identity of Eastern African immigrants and its impact on their racial status in the US present how racism in the United States continue to persist and grow to accommodate more and more ways to assert whites and degrade non-whites. Furthermore, the paper explores personal encounters ...

Immigration policies are put to try and control the amount of people being granted access or making illegal entry into other foreign countries. Different countries have implemented immigration policies in order to ensure there is a limitation to the growing trend of frequents and illegal immigration. Despite the regulations that have been put in place in order to regulate the immigration in the United States, there have been numerous setbacks that have led to the questioning of the effectiveness of the immigration policies. The implementation of the immigration policies has been affected by the labor market which views the immigration ...

In the history of Japanese immigrants across Canada, Vancouver Riots were motivators towards changing the Canadian policies toward the Japanese immigrants, as well as the Japanese policies with respect to Canadian emigration. Similarly, this aspect becomes more important in a manner that it ushered in the establishment of other international relationships. This paper illustrates that the expectations developed by each of the countries had much involvement in ensuring that Canada and the Great Britain and United States complied.
A major reason the governments did not has many NIL interests in having to send people into other nations came about ...

The story is about the Mexican immigrant family travel “the circuit” of crop harvesting jobs around California. The story reflects the extreme poverty and poor living conditions which the immigrant’s family was experiencing. The oldest son narrates the story explaining the disappointments they pass throughout to the hard work, constant movement, and seasonality of the job as well as the children having to skip school to work.
The theme of the story is the survival of the immigrant family in a foreign land. Use of imagery paints the theme. The speaker describes the structures and life in a dramatic ...

History

Part 1
The Coming Insurrection is a product of the failure of the earlier models. As depicted from the article, the earlier models offered a way of resolving the social conflict, experienced in the society, between the working class and the owners of the means of production. Like explained by Marx in his theory of Capitalism; the owners of production, who consist of the upper class in the social strata, use their economic power to oppress the working class. Consequently, the working class comes together and organizes strikes and other forms of resistance to the exploitation. Eventually, the strike becomes a ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

Arguing over Images: Native American Mascots and Race
Many universities and other schools in the U.S. use the American Indian's motives as their symbols or mascots. This paper aims at collecting and analyzing regular people's views on these symbols and mascots. People assign some meanings to these mascots and their comprehension are based on their believes and some other cultural factors.
Mostly animal symbols of the Indian Americans are used as mascots. Just a few mascots are designed to tease the Indian Americans by using caricaturized versions of the symbols. The interviewers do not have a perfect information of ...

Women and Gender Studies

Article Review: Equity Study In Canada: Race, class and gender paradigms in Canada
Complex societies like Canada had a variety of challenges in terms of race, gender, and class imbalance. Razack, 1990 explains the various paradigms that determine each factor in the course of action. This review draws from a variety of major theoretical orientations that define the art of true activism. Race being vital in this outlook determines a complete set of nuances rather than other values like societies, gender, and class. These elements provide major inequities of all times. There is a critical interlocking between the major activities and the ...

Exercise 1

Emile Durkheim is remembered for many ideas that he brought in the field of Sociology. Among the ideas that he came up with are the ideas about time and ritual. This quotation falls under his ideas of time and ritual. Therefore, after reading the quotation, it is apparent that we comprehend what he essentially meant.
In this quotation, what Durkheim is meaning is that a religious group is essentially not a ritual precautions simple group that a human being is held to take in given circumstances at given periods of time. He in fact means that it is a system of varied ...

The first essay, Safety through Immigration Control, is concerned with ensuring the safety of Americans through the control of immigration. It illustrates that most of the terrorism activities carried out on American soil is carried out due to presence of illegal or legal immigrants inside America with an ill motive against America. Illegal immigrants are those that enter America without legal authorization while those that join with legal authorization are referred to as legal. These groups of immigrants are used by terrorists to carry out terrorist activities, such as the activities carried out on 9/11. This essay therefore supports ...

I would like to agree with most of the findings and opinions expressed by the writer of this invaluable article. Since we are in a competitively diverse society, it is inevitable that we have to embrace comparison as one of our traits. However, in doing this, we should be in a position of to understand its two fold consequences (Adamic, L., 2007).

Similarly, I also accept the fact that it is good because it can help people to improve their performance. As she argues, it does this through motivating individuals and eventually boosting their self esteem. Actually, a motivated fellow will be ...

Introduction: The Case for Open Borders: Analysis of cross-border illegal immigration from south . . .

Thesis: There are multiple opinions which are for or against the illegal-immigrants coming from the south of border, however it is more important to find a solution which is stable and is in the favor of the people of America.

• Immigration Reform Act of 2,007
• The protests against the act in the media and politics: Perspective of the non-conservatives.
• Questioning the ethics of the immigrants coming from the south of border.
• The problem of availability of cost efficient workforce in America
• The contribution of the Mexicans ...
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The Arizona State Senate Bill, also known as the Arizona SB 1070 is a legislative Act in Arizona that is so far the strictest anti-illegal immigration steps in ages. It is a matter of national interest as it has brought about considerable controversy in the country. The law expects certain aliens to register with the United States government. Aliens are also supposed to carry with them their registration documents at all times. Not being in possession of these documents is illegal in this state. The law further prohibits local and state officials and agencies from restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws. ...

International crime event

The immigrant crisis in Europe is interconnected with the international smuggling of people. The crisis in the Middle East has resulted in various migrants taking a perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea. The smuggling is facilitating the illegal migration.
The European Union has decided to stop the international crime on people-traffickers in the Mediterranean. BBC (2015) has reported of involvement of various member states in the operation. The focus is on the shores of the union, which receive a vast number of immigrants daily. Prior to the event of catching part of the people who were actively smuggling people ...

ARTICLE DISCUSSION

Essay
The basic principles of Economics might seem very primitive for someone. Even though, they usually easily describe the basic principles of life. The well known demand - supply balance works in every field of our life starting from buying stuff at the grocery store to searching for a person to spend your life with.

Article description

In this essay I would like to discuss the article written by Bob Davis called “The Thorny Economics of Illegal Immigration” from the Wall Street Journal. This article is about the issues that appeared as a result of an immigration policy that was invented ...

Berk, ML, Schur, CL, & Cantor, JC. (1995). Ability to obtain health care: recent estimates from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation National Access to Care Survey. Health Affairs 14(3): 139-146.

In Berk et al. (1995), the researchers investigate Americans' ability to access health care. The findings hypothesize that a more concrete definition of health care needs, including supplementary services like dental and mental health care, among others, is needed to find ways to improve access to needed services. The data set examined in this study included findings from the 1994 National Access of Care Survey, which included 75% ...

Article Summary

Japan is presently facing a shortage of both skilled and unskilled labor. The shortage has occurred from three primary reasons. One is the ageing population. Japan is facing a situation of falling demographic dividend as a higher percentage of the population is at the dependent age group of 65 years and above. The percentage of population in the workable age group of 16 to 65 years is lower in Japan. Secondly, strict immigration laws in Japan does not allow the gap between labor demand and supply be filled with foreign workers. Thirdly, there is a mismatch between the skill ...

In comparison, both models call for the enforcement of laws during the administering of criminal justice, maintenance and control of order in the society, and protect people from injustice practices. On the other hand, the due process model and the crime control model differ in the following manner. The crime control model believes that anyone charged with a crime is guilty and must be punished for his or her actions. In general, the model aims at controlling the criminal behavior of people with an assumption that it is the most essential aspect of criminal justice. On contrary, the due process ...

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Young people form a majority when it comes to a countries population. They are therefore the core decision makers and the main determinants of how stable the economy is. However, it is unfortunate that most of the young people and more especially in institutions of higher learning tend to shun from activities that are geared towards national building. As the United States gears towards election, it is important for the young people in universities to be reminded of the fundamental role they will play in deciding who the next leaders will be. It was hence a wise decision for Alpha ...

The concern for poverty is always present in every society. Since a few decades ago, it is studied that the rise of poverty rates, particularly in the United States of America, can be traced to the socioeconomic status of female-headed families with children. Results of studies show that the risk of poverty for female-headed households is higher compared to male-headed household. Thus, the matter concerning female-headed homes continues to become a major concern to policymakers (Gabe, 2011). There are various elements associated with this issue: inequality, discrimination, family structure, labor force participation, welfare programs and so on. This will be the ...

1. Anderson, L.V. (2016, May 19). Ethics compliance training is a waste of time. Slate Magazine.
This article, despite the cynical title, provides good research concerning the process by which companies implement ethics compliance training programs, including what incentive they have and how the external legal environment influences them to do this. The article begins by stating that the predominant form of ethics compliance training that all onboarded employees typically take in corporate organizations in the United States are in the form of eLearning courses. The article describes the typical mandatory basic ethics, harassment and discrimination training that are ...

It is known that the prejudice (bias) is attitude which prevents adequate perception of the message or action. Usually a person does not realize or does not want to recognize his prejudice and considers his relation to the object of prejudice as a result of objective and independent evaluation. Prejudice can be a consequence of hasty and unfounded conclusions based on personal experience (social stereotype), as well as the result of uncritical assimilation of standardized judgments adopted in a particular social group (prejudice). It is often used to justify misdeeds.
Carol Adja and Gabriella Lazaridis in their article Migration, ...

Response Paper

The above is a confirmation and admission of sorts on the widely held view and conception of racism and gender specifications. It stems from the fact that there are certain jobs and occupations that are concerned to be common in certain races while others are not considered to be same. Specifically, it stresses on the fact that the immigrant workers especially the Asian and Latina women commonly secure jobs in areas of manufacturing. It includes being helps in restaurants, hotels, offices, convalescent homes, private residences, and others which are not regarded as highly in the human society. It is important ...

Considering human rights as an issue without culture, diversity, and without complicated frameworks means it is about what it implies – "human" rights. In reality, the question arises why Western ideology of feminism exhibit so many gaps when it comes to the female of the human species. The Western feminist belief about human rights as a means for establishing a commonality among global women empowerment causes limitations in bridging gaps from a global perspective and consequently demands a new way of thinking.
Theorists on universalism and women's human rights including Grewal, Bunch, and Hua provide the textual dialogue for examining this predicament. Globally, ...

Article Reviews

Mayer, J., Wilson, R., and M. Hazlewood. “Personal Intelligence Expressed: A Multiple Case Study of Business Leaders.” Imagination, Cognition and Personality 30(2): 201-224.

Summary

This article acknowledges the wealth of intelligences that can lead to success in many different areas of life, focusing on the ways in which personal intelligence (PI) can influence life expressions. Defined as “the capacity to reason about personality and to use personality and personal information to enhance one’s thoughts, plans and life experience,” PI can increase one’s interest in one’s own personality, and the personalities of others, inspire the creation ...

Early Settlers

Andrew J. Russell is best known for his artwork about the Central Pacific Railroad that was built in 1869. The photos capture the construction as well as the natives and how they participated in the construction. Therefore, the art can be used to describe the native or settlers during the construction. The culture and the economic development of the settlers appears to have changed over the years as a result of construction of the transport services.
The early American settlers had poor means of transport and communication until the development of the railways. The settlers were mostly used in ...

Bernie Sanders on Economic Inequality

The main ideas of the author are to articulate how the Democratic presidential aspirant hopeful, Bernie Sanders, views economic inequality in the United States. According to Bernie Sanders, the middle-income earners in the United States have been on the decrease in the past forty years (Louwes, 2016). Additionally, as the number of the middle-income earners reduce, the gap between the poor and the rich is widening. To address this problem, Bernie Sanders suggests a five strategic plan. Acknowledging the economic disparities is the first step to solving the economic inequality the US is facing at the moment. After putting ...

Introduction

the government is at the forefront of fighting against prostitution without understanding the reasons that motivate citizens to engage in prostitution

Authors thesis : the C-36 bill introduced by the government is aimed exploiting prostitutes

Prostitutes are prone to human trafficking and violence from customers which necessitates the introduction of the C-36 bill; The government is committed to the elimination of sexual adverts that target school going children and the larger society; each society has moral values; human rights violation such as human trafficking and violence affects prostitutes; and that the essence of legislation is to protect the vulnerable groups against prostitution

Body of the Essay

1. 1st argument: government of Canada is in the forefront of ...

Introduction

Thesis of the article by George M. Fredrick is to explain the models of ethnic relations by Buchanan concerning the ethnic relations models among them, assimilation, separatism, hierarchy, and pluralism. This has defined and explained on how different groups relate and relate. Based on’ Frederickson essay on ethnic relation.’

Buchanan in the article appears to endorse the ethnical hierarchy cultural pluralism because it is fully inclusive and it takes its basis on the free choices of people to build their ethnic identities of their own. Cultural pluralism celebrates various perspectives about the different and diverse culture in the society. ...

What is the thesis of Takasi’s Essay? What is the evidence that he offers for its truth? Do you find this argument convincing?
In the essay entitled the Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority, author Ronald Takaki tries explain that contrary to what other members of cultural minorities in the United States perceive or believe, Asian Americans are not superior both in terms of their personal and family income and educational background. Takaki exposes that most American cultural minorities such as the African Americans, for example, perceive that Asian Americans are superior to them as a cultural minority. The ...

Chapter Reviews from Cities of Tomorrow

2. The City of Dreadful Night
In Chapter 2, “The City of Dreadful Night,” Hall discusses the terrible working and living conditions in cities during the industrial revolution. The living conditions in Victorian London and other industrialized cities, caused by migration and economic restructuring, led to revolts, middle class fears of working class revolts and a growing number of researchers and reformers interested in learning more about or improving conditions in cities. There were significant fears of revolt in London in the 1880s following the 1884 Reform Act. The rapid growth of urban population created various problems and required ...

The article

Critical Week in Senate for Gun and Immigration Bills emphasizes the attempts by the United States Senate to put more legislative regulation on the gun acquisition and use. This heated debate follows the recent bloody shootings of the Sandy Hook Elementary School children. In this deliberation, there is conflicting stands between the Democrat senators and their Republican counterparts. The democrats advocate for the expansion of federal background checks on individuals seeking to purchase and own fire arms in the United States to verify their eligibility. The democrats also believe that 90 percent of the United States citizens are backing ...