\"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.\" These are the hopeful, inspiring words inscribed on a plaque on the Statue of Liberty. There is a broken chain that lies at her feet symbolizing freedom. She stands tall welcoming immigrants from around the world to t...

Since the beginning there was always something for everyone in America. Weather it were a good factor about the U.S. or a bad factor about their country something always encouraged people to come here.United States as a country was created by immigrants and their difference from any other country in...

What makes the United States of America different from any other country in the world? The one thing is that most all of the people that live here are immigrants or descendants of immigrants. Immigrants are people who left their own country to make a new home in another country. Immigrants built ...

Does the United States benefit from immigrants in the 1990's? For manyreasons the United States does not benefit from immigrants right at this momentin time. The United States is having it's largest surge of immigrants since thestates became united. Who knows what will stop these immigrants frome...

Immigration has played a major part historically in the growth of Canada's population. Between 1901 and 1911 alone, Canada received over 1.5 million immigrants, representing 28 percent of Canada's total population at the time. Recently, however, Canada's immigration policies and pract...

Beware! America is being invaded by aliens! Not the little, green, martian type you see in science fiction movies, but the real thing. I am talking about the illegal type who come in every day and every night, by land and by sea. Estimates have shown that as many as 500,000 illegal aliens make it ac...

Illegal Immigration and the Economy Illegal immigration has become one of the key political issues of the 1990s, especially in border states such as California. The Bureau of the Census estimates that there are now 4 million illegal aliens living in the United States and that about 300,000 mor...

"With a 3.2 grade-point average, a letter of admission to the University of Utah, and $4000 in scholarships, she seemed to have everything she needed to succeed. Except, it turned out, a Social Security number" (Marklein 1). Many families in the United States struggle to send their child...

The popular initiative process has played a role in the evolution of a stronger state presence in local affairs. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the California Constitution was modified with a series of measures approved by the voters that reflected the \"progressive\" mood of the times, ...

We have decided to tackle the issue raised by Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz as reported in The Star dated 15th August, 2004. She acknowledged the need for a wide range of factors to be addressed from aptitude, attitude, business acumen, farsightedness and the pioneering spirit to be included in the coachi...

California's Love/Hate of Immigrants Individuals around the world view California/the United States as the premiere place to raise a family, and to have a nice white house on the corner of some quiet street. They see California as the opportunity to work a 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. j...

How Much Immigration?Since long before this country became a nation, people were migrating here. In fact the oldest human fossil ever found in the United States, known as Del Mar Man, was dated at 50,000 years old (Soto). The people who made the trek across the Bering land bridge are thought to be...

Since the New World was first discovered, there has been an enormous influx of people from various parts of the world and differing cultures who have wished to resettle in what is now the United States. Of course, these immigrants have historically arrived in the United States in waves, with differe...

The problems created by waves of illegal immigrants leaving Mexico for the United States are very real. Every succeeding year sees an increase in the amount of those caught while trying to cross. One must ask why does such a wealthy developing country, with mineral resources and oil reserves, and a ...

Illegal immigration is a major problem in the United States, especially in our home state of California. Due to such high rates of illegal immigration, lawmakers were forced to implement new laws such as Proposition 187 to scare away these immigrants. In the Asian American community, the views on...

The first move stopping immigration decided by Congress, was a law in 1862, restricting American vessels to transport Chinese immigrants to the U.S. The Alien Contract Labor Laws of 1885, 1887, 1888, and 1891 restricted the immigration to the U.S. of people entering the country to work under contra...

Border Patrol and Ineffectiveness To the south of San Diego lies the US- Mexico border, to some this may only be seen as a line dividing the two countries; however, on closer inspection this border is actually a gateway for economic loss, reduced security and countless other detriments to the US. ...

Militarization of the U.S. – Mexico Border By Joan J. Jaimes June 22, 2000 "¡Corranle, allí viene la migra!", translated into English, this means "Run, there comes immigration!" This is what illegal immigrants shout everyday when they are...

Law Enforcement and ImmigrationIntroduction      Two major periods of immigration influxes since the turn of the century as well as the transformation of the nation due to both illegal and legal immigration have determined large Hispanic communities in many Western states. States like Texas, fo...

Contratistas: Work Providers or Abusers?My problem is the contratistas (labor contractors) continual abuse of immigrants that come from Mexico to California; I believe it is wrong. I am trying to address any reader of this essay in order to further educate and make clear that the abuse of immigrant...

Synopsis: The global phenomenon that has seen increasing numbers of people resorting to desperate ways of finding a safe haven has become a major challenge for Australians to reconcile with. Australia is committed to protecting refugees and complying with its obligations, which arise regardless o...

The sun seems unrelenting as it beats down on the two families huddled together in a rickety makeshift boat. The rafters have been floating in the open sea for what seems to them like years. Their food and water supplies have run out and the littlest ones cry out of hunger. But the keep going. Becau...

Gang violence presents one of the most significant crime problems in the United States. It is however hardly a recent problem. Indeed, according to Johnson & Muhlhausen (2005), the phenomenon has been a part of American urban life since as early as the American Revolution. Gang violence can range ...