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"This paper will discuss the immigration of Mexicans to the United States. The first part of the paper will describe the history of this immigration. This will cover the period from the Mexican-American War to the present. The second part of the paper will examine the problems the immigrants faced in assimilating into American culture. This will look at the problem of discrimination and the participation of Mexican-Americans in the political process.

A History of Mexican Immigration
There is little evidence of Mexican immigration to the United States on a massive scale prior to the Twentieth Century. On the contrary, Americans migrated to Mexican lands throughout the Nineteenth Century. The Spanish had created settlements throughout..."

Tags:IMMIGRATION, MEXICO

Abstract
This paper is on immigration in America. The author looks at the effects of immigration on America such as the mix of race, religion and nationality and examines the possible effects of closing immigration.

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"Without immigration the United States would not exist today. Our country was founded by immigrants, shaped by immigrants, and has been made the greatest country in the world thanks in large part to immigrants. How can we even consider closing the doors of immigration? The United States is a beautiful mosaic of races, religions, and nationalities. Immigrants have made our country unique from all others. In no other place on earth can you speak with any accent, be any color, or have any belief and know that you have the same opportunities and rights as everyone else. America has been described as a melting pot of cultures and ideas and for this we should be thankful. Immigrants have contributed so much to our country. The United States must keep its immigration doors open, and to all people."

Tags:mix, culture, religion, nationalty, ethnicity, acculturation

Abstract
This paper discusses the conditions of how immigrant women were treated when they came to America. This is done by examining the book "Out of the Furnace." Through the trials of the Kracha family, characters in the novel, one almost experiences the hardships these women went through.

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"When the struggles and early tragedies of the industrial revolution are discussed, most often we hear of the endless work days, unsafe conditions and corruption within the corporations. In Thomas Bell's Out of This Furnace, the reader is exposed to all of these horrors and more. Yet what is so different about Bell's version of the early days of steel mills and railroad monopoly's is his inclusion of female characters. While they are not the main focus of his novel, women are ever present characters, and Bell succeeded in displaying how the poverty of the industrial age affected women and their day to day life, as well as the lives of their husbands."

Tags:furnace, immigrants, out, women, novel

Abstract
This research paper argues that immigration in the U.S. has reached a crisis and we need to rethink our immigration policies. The paper briefly touches on the history of immigration, present immigration problems such as illegals, expert opinions, and ends with a call for an immigration moratorium.

Tags:liberty, amnesty, asylum, economics, labor, nativism

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"Anne Fadiman's book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1998) is an intelligent and moving " and unsettling story " about the costs that individuals must sometimes have to pay for living in a multicultural society and the challenges that immigrants face in the United States, even after they think that they have made it to the promised land. Fadiman also shows how the American mainstream cultural establishment " in this case represented mostly by the doctors and other medical personnel that work with one particular immigrant family " sometimes finds itself unable to help newcomers to make the leap into the often perilous new world of their dreams.
Lia Lee was born in 1981 to a family of recent Hmong immigrants to California, and soon developed symptoms of .."

Tags:BOOK, REVIEWS, NON-FICTION, IMMIGRATION

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that illegal immigration is one of the biggest controversies and highly debated issue in the United States of America. The writer maintains that the impact of illegal immigration on the U.S economy is omnipresent with the U.S economy falling while emerging economies are making significant progress. The writer notes that many economists believe that the illegal immigration into America is a kind of economic war being waged against the Americans. The law makers and the officials in the Government have taken notice of the growing impact of illegal immigrants on the U.S economy and have taken steps to amend the existing laws so as to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the United States of America. The writer discusses that apart from the economic impact, illegal immigration has brought with it other social, religious and security problems. The writer looks at the different faces of illegal immigration and its effects on Americans.

Outline:
Introduction
Illegal immigrants
Modes of Entry
Origin of Illegal Immigrants in America
Impact of Illegal Immigration
Economic Impact
Numerical Data to Support the Economic Impact
Other Faces of Illegal Immigration
Security Issues and Costs
Education and Medical Care Costs
Environment Degradation
Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants
Conclusion

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"One of the most profound impacts is the decrease in the wages of low skilled workers in America. Jobs that Americans refuse to take because of lower wages are now being taken up by illegal immigrants. This has resulted in unemployment among the Americans. American companies often prefer foreign workers who work harder for a lesser pay than the American citizens. This has lead to improper distribution of income and increased the gap between the rich and poor American citizens. Another reason why the American companies prefer foreign employees is both the employer and employee can easily escape from paying taxes to the Government. The undocumented workers do not pay their taxes. In the case of American employees the taxes are deducted from their pay roll. Although illegal immigrants increase the profits for their employers they hurt the American taxpayers. Since most of the illegal immigrants have low educational qualification and low skill level they are most employed for lower wages in poor working condition mostly in underworld economies. Hence the illegal immigrants easily evade the payment of taxes without their knowledge."

Tags:immigrants, economic, impacts, burden

Abstract
This paper applies the identity theory to the case of immigration in the United States. It asks if the United States should continue to allow Immigrants to enter the U.S. seeking refuge and citizenship, when the nations states are already overly populated? It questions whether immigrants should be allowed to enter the U.S. and work when there are hundreds of citizens and native-born Americans already unemployed and desperately searching for work. It uses these questions as example of the conflicting messages immigrants and their children face in modern day society, and explains how they add to the increasingly complex problem of finding identity in a torn nation.

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"The United States is world known for its ethnic diversity, due in part to the immigration allowed over several years. Many people however, fail to find a means to foster inter-racial and ethnic identities, thus causing much conflict and a lack of a uniform sense of identity. The social issue relates to finding a common identity in a nation of multi-ethnicities. Children of immigrants are now coming of age, and from a social psychological stand will make the most lasting impression on society. The character of society will be shaped by their experiences."

Tags:ethnic, diversity, america, racial, employment, population

Abstract
The paper argues that the transnational issues of terrorism, oil shortages and large scale immigration of peoples pose a threat to both contemporary intrastate security and global security. The paper discusses how oil shortages cause oil-dependent states to want to secure oil reserves, the very essence of terrorism poses an obvious security threat and the large scale migrations of people between states pose a threat to the intrastate security areas of nationalism, economics, culture and society.

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"The precarious nature of the global situation of oil supplies has the potential to cause severe interstate conflict. This potential for conflict is centered on three factors: firstly, the developed global North is highly dependant on oil. In fact, the global North consumes over twice as much fossil fuels as the global South. This is even more so with America, which consumes 6 times as much as the global South. Secondly, much of Earth's oil reserves are located in highly unstable Middle Eastern states. Hence, the flow of oil from these countries is essentially unpredictable. Thirdly, global reserves of oil are rapidly exhausting. This state of affairs is compounded by underdeveloped states quickly becoming industrialised. From these factors, several potential situations where interstate conflict could occur can be identified. As oil reserves are exhausted and competition for remaining sources builds, highly dependant states could conceivably see the need for a secure oil flow as important enough to warrant martial actions. This could mean the invasion of oil rich states. Some academics, such as Dr Doug Stokes, have argued that such a situation has already been realized in the U.S led invasion of Iraq."

Tags:interstate, intrastate, conflict

Abstract
The paper asserts that the main theme of the novel is cross-cultural barriers and problems faced by immigrants in America. The paper discusses the psychological causes underlying the difficulties that immigrants, especially from Eastern countries, experience in integrating into a new society. The paper explains that while Western immigrants accept their new culture and assimilate relatively easily, Eastern immigrants resist assimilation. The paper summarizes the book and analyzes the cross-cultural miscommunication demonstrated by the family disagreeing with the established medical community as to the true nature of their child's illness and its causes.

From the Paper
""The Spirit Catches you and you fall down" is an extraordinary piece of writing in which various issues have been woven together in the style of investigative journalism by the editor of the "American Scholar", Anne Fadiman. The story revolves around issues of cross-cultural medical practices and miscommunication that often leads to tragic circumstances."

Tags:epilepsy, immigration, medicine, eastern, culture, doctor, assimilation

Abstract
This essay attempts to elucidate the impacts of immigration focusing on Australian society. First, the impact of immigration from an economic point of view is explained. This is followed by a scrutiny of the social impact of immigration and a review of the environmental impact.

Tags:immigration, impacts, economics, linguistics