A Summary Of Latin American Immigrants

Throughout this first chapter of Latino Americans the key points in my opinion were the following. Starting with the origin story of the Americas, the book mentions there might not be a definitive starting point because there “500 nations in North America before a European ship ever dropped anchor off the Eastern Seaboard” (Suarez 3). The book from this point on chronologically starts narrating, first about 55 years before Protestant refugees from Mayflower ever stepped on American soil, a Spanish sailor Pedro Menendez de Aviles forced French protestants from their Florida coast settlement to then stablish St. Augustine. From this point the book continues to tell the stories of Juan de Oñate, from witnessing the founding of Santa Fe, the oldest capital of North America, to exploring more than half a dozen of American states, he is one of the most fundamental conquistadors who is the least

Latin American immigrants are not just concentrated to one area of the country. Cubans mostly live in Florida, while Puerto Ricans live in the northeast, and Mexicans mostly live in the southwest (Chavez, et al, 2005: 508). Their main destinations in the United States could be based on the geographic locations of their home countries. They settle in the area of the United States that is the closest to their country of origin. The formation of ethnic enclaves is common among immigrants because it connects them to their home country. They are able to livie among people who speak the same language, or in this case the same dialect, prepare the same food, and have the same cultural values. This spatial distancing is further proof of separate ethnic identities. Immigrants tend to live within groups of people from their own countries, not just with people who identify as Latino. By living with people from their home countries, immigrants maintain connections with where they came from.

Immigration has existed around the world for centuries, decades, and included hundreds of cultures. Tired of poverty, a lack of opportunities, unequal treatment, political corruption, and lacking any choice, many decided to emigrate from their country of birth to seek new opportunities and a new and better life in another country, to settle a future for their families, to work hard and earn a place in life. As the nation of the opportunities, land of the dreams, and because of its foundation of a better, more equal world for all, the United States of America has been a point of hope for many of those people. A lot of nationals around the world have ended their research for a place to call home in the United States of America. By analyzing

There have been several regions of United States that have gone through cultural changes throughout time. The indigenous people on the East coast went through a cultural change when the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock. The people that lived in the North went through a cultural change when the French entered by the St. Lawrence River bringing their Roman Catholicism religion. The people that were living in what is now Alaska went through cultural change when the Russians entered the area with their new language and orthodox religion. More recently, the people of Miami have gone through cultural changes since the Cubans have entered Southern Florida. To understand the migration of Cubans to Southern

In Undocumented Latinas by Grace Chang, Chang mentioned some of the ways undocumented latinas got abused and were not treated equally. For starters, she mentioned how women working in private households were underpaid by a great deal and worked for an insane amount of hours. Chang also mentioned two cases against the INS for not allowing women to receive the amnesty program because they receive public assistance to feed their children.

In terms of accessibility, elderly Latinos forgo doctor visits even though they are Medicare insured because they cannot cover out-of-pocket costs. Similarly, low finances make impose difficulties in paying for transportation. Like other minority groups, elderly Latinos have to rely solely on Social Security, with only 20% of them having private pension and 27% having income from assets, compared to a higher 43% and 67%, respectively, in non-Latino groups (Wallace). The low finance elderly Latinos experience results from overrepresentation in low-wage jobs that don’t offer retirement benefits (Wallace)..

Have you ever wondered why Latin immigrants come to the U.S.? Do they have any experience with any jobs? Why is the population of Latin immigrants increasing? Many Latin immigrants have moved into the United States which means the Latin Americans population of the immigrant in the United States is increasing. “The Mexican-born population in the U.S., which had been growing earlier in the decade, was 11.5 million in early 2009” (Passel & Cohn 2009) they have come from different countries, such as Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Honduras. There are millions of immigrants in the United States and all these millions of immigrants come here to get better lives and also to look for a job. Latin Immigrants have been coming here to get a good

Commentators who see immigration as a problem frequently place most of the blame on Latino immigrants (Pérez Huber, 2015). Immigration reform should be approached from a humanitarian lens, therefore seen as a moral and social responsibility, that all should work to address (Pérez Huber, 2015). Multiple Streams frame also lacks a human rights and social justice lens, immigration reform through these lenses would recognize undocumented immigration as a humanitarian crisis (Lakoff & Ferguson, 2006). More consideration should be placed on patterns of immigration and how U.S foreign policies in Latin America influence these patterns. This is a major limitation of Multiple Streams as it does not take into consideration on the process outside of the

To understand current U.S. laws pertaining to Cuban Immigration, one must first understand the origins of this laws and the social history behind these laws. Consequently, in this essay, I trace the origins of the immigration of Cubans from the 1800s to our days and how this immigration influenced the creation of current laws pertaining to Cuban immigration. I have also analyzed the socioeconomic factors that have influenced the immigration of Cubans to the U.S., and the historic events that have shape the U.S. laws pertaining to immigration. For this, I have extensively research the major Cuban Event that, one way or the other, influenced the Cuban Immigration, and promoted changes in the laws pertinent to the Cuban immigration. Some of these

The Riveras struggle with both emotional and financial difficulties after immigrating to America. When the Riveras arrive to America they are faced with many financial difficulties. When Alma first arrives to Redwood Apartments she realizes that it is nothing like how she expected American housing to be. She says “ I had expected it to be nicer. Something with white shutters and red bricks with manicured shrubs and flower boxes in the windows. The way American houses looked in movies.” (Henrique 12) Even though the Riveras housing was not as they had hoped for it was the best they were able to do because of Arturos low pay at his new job in a mushroom factory which is keeping the Riveras visas active. Arturo undergoes harsh conditions working

In the better part of the 1880s to the 1970s most of the immigration was coming from Western Europe, Russia, and Eastern Europe. Starting in the 1980s we saw a great influx of Latin America moving to states, such as California, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. In the mid and lower 1900s most people were immigrating to Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions. Starting in the 1960s or 1970s we see people immigrating to the Western region of the United States. In the year 2000, there was explosion of people coming to California from Latin countries. California almost seems to double with residents during this time period. You can also see this explosion of Latin America immigration in Texas and New Mexico. During this time period we also see a slowdown

I am a PhD student at the California University, Merced studying Sociology. This is my first year and my two-year paper will be on the birth experience of black and Latinx mothers in the Central Valley of California, where the health of minority infants, especially the infant mortality of black infants is 4 times higher than other developed nations.

The Portuguese came to America for the opportunity and chance to obtain the American Dream. While most immigrants that came to America worked factory jobs, the Portuguese came for whaling, fishing, ship making, and the aquaculture industry. There was a need for the new wave of Portuguese immigrants to be close to the water since Portugal resides along the Atlantic Ocean, so therefore they settled in regions such as: Southern New England, San Francisco Bay, California, and Hawaii. Considering Portugal’s close approximation to the water, one may understand why mostly all Portuguese immigrants worked in maritime industry. Unfortunately, even considering all the labor and business the Portuguese brought to America, there was still discrimination towards them and their contributions to America’s industrial growth. The ideology, nativism, was the concept of protecting the interests of established inhabitants, which henceforth created countless difficulties for the Portuguese. Nativist beliefs which marginalized against Portuguese immigrants where laws such as the Naturalization act of 1798, which required a citizen to have lived in America for 5-14 years before applying for citizenship, as well as the Johnson Quota act, which limited immigration to 2% of the country’s current population . Portuguese still continued to attempt to make America their home while struggling to make a living and while avoiding the hardships caused by the nativist laws. Even with the constant resentment

The immigrants experienced a hard life in the twentieth century, because they came from a different country or continent and they had to adapt to the American life. They faced many difficulties such as trying to learn English and trying to get a job to earn money for food and shelter. Another difficulty for the immigrants in The Jungle was they were told lies about how much they were paying for their houses.

The social impact of remittances is a very important area of research and discussion within academia and in the wider world. What is the effect of remittances on the senders, the receivers and the wider communities in which both sides live?