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Why do many highly trained people from developing nations seek employment in advanced countries? Why are these highly educated people apparently more productive and highly paid in these advanced countries than they are in their home countries? Over the years the United States has been called a nation of immigrants. The fact that it is a melting pot for so many different cultures, races, and religions makes the nation quite unique in the world. Asian Americans, Cuban-Americans, European-Americans, African-Americans, and Mexican-Americans all of different backgrounds, and different cultures, but still all united by the fact that when the hyphen is eliminated they are all considered Americans. For more than 300 years, various ethnic, cultural, and social groups have come to the shores of the United States for a multiplicity of reasons. Some have come to reunite with their loved ones, others to seek economic opportunity, and still many more to find a haven from religious and political persecution. With them, they bring their hopes, their dreams, and, in turn, contribute, enrich, and energize America. Less than one million immigrants arrive in the United States each year. Of these, 700,000 enter as lawful permanent residents and
The leading source countries for refugee admissions are the republics of the former Soviet Union (62,000). Experts believe that immigrants are expected to continue to spread throughout the U. So, who are these people we call immigrants? They could be your parents, your grandparents, your teachers, your friends, your doctors, your policemen, your grocer, your waiter, your cook, your babysitter, your gardener, your lawyer, your favorite actor, actress, or sports hero, your mayor, your congressman or senator, your shopkeeper. Immigrants permeate the fabric of America. 3 million new info-tech workers over the next decade to create new systems, and even more to operate them. Immigrants are also twice as likely as natives to hold Ph. More importantly, the percentage of immigrants in the total population has decreased. Both countries have literacy rates above 95%, yet, Americans are more likely to find employment than the Vietnamese. A recent survey showed that only one in ten university graduates found immediate employment after school. affiliates that are so large they would qualify for the Fortune 500 list solely on the basis of their stateside operations. One Vietnamese sales woman dreams of coming to America. Immigrants respect the law as much, if not more, than native-born Americans.
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