Today in class we took more notes and talked about how the essay questions should be posted this weekend and then we got a reminder that we have a unit test on Tuesday. So here are my notes below.
- Countries have adopted selective immigrants policies
- Preference shown for specific employment placement and family reunification
- Passing off the Quota Act in 1921 and the National Origins Act in 1924 by the U.S congress marked the end of the unrestricted immigration for the US
- More seek admission to the US than is permitted by the quotas thus shown towards family reunification, skilled workers and diversity
- Family reunification-about 3/4 of the immigrants
- Skilled workers-about 1/4 of the immigrants
- Diversity- few, sending country historically has sent very few immigrants
- Unauthorized immigrants-Those who enter a country without proper documents
- Duration of residency has increased for unauthorized immigrants
- in 2010, 35% of adults had been in the US for at least 15 years
- Approximately 8 million unauthorized immigrants are employed in the US
- Texas and California have the largest number of unauthorized immigrants
- Mexico borders with the US
- View from the US recognizes motives that compel unauthorized immigrants to enter illegally
- Employments opportunities
- Family reunification
- Better way of life
- View from Mexico is more complex
- Residents of Northern Mexico wish for compassion to be shown to unauthorized immigrants
- residents of Southern Mexico are less tolerant because of the number of unauthorized immigrants entering Mexico from Guatemala
All in all today's class went pretty well and I am going to start writing my essay this weekend so that I can take my time to make it really good. I am also going to study for the migration test that is coming up on Tuesday.
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