Bernard A. Weisberg refers in his article's title to the United States as a "Nation of Immigrants" rather than a unique, ancient grounded nation. As Joe R. Feagin states in his "Racial and Ethnic Relations" textbook: "Immigration in the United States is its f...

In recent decades, migration has become a major global phenomenon and Europe has received a significance share of it. In order to move along with the changing demands of society, various countries within Europe had to make modifications to their legislations. However, it was not until a decade ago t...

Ellis Island served as an immigration station for the Port of New York from January 1, 1892 through November 19, 1954. The stations peak years of immigration were from 1892 through 1924. In these years more than half of the United States' immigrants came to this country via Ellis Islan...

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...

Compare Italian and South Asian migration to Australia in the second half of the twentieth century. Migrants in Australia have had a lot to do with how this country is shaped, from the very beginning when white settlers first arrived on our shores. In comparison with the rest of the world, in pa...

Honduras Located in middle Central America, Honduras is a tropical country named after the depth of the water along the northern border of the Caribbean Sea (Lexis Nexis). Nicaragua to the South and Guatemala and El Salvador to the West border Honduras. The climate in Honduras vari...

Poles and Italians in Detroit In the late 17th century and early 18th century Detroit was a hotbed for foreign immigration. The booming automobile industry and resulting growth of the city ensured that many jobs were available for those able to take them. Among these immigrants were distinct gr...

America's Backbone Hundreds of years ago the United States was formed through people seeking religious or social freedom. In seek of freedom there are possible issues derived from the natural human behavior towards their rivals. For centuries people have oppressed each other to triumph in the ...

Was It Worth the Trip? In his novel, Out of This Furnace, Thomas Bell reveals the hardships that three generations of an immigrant family had to endure due to being in the working class of the Pittsburgh steel mills. This is just one example of the hardships that the immigrant worker faced when c...

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...