Immigration To America Smith Analysis

Confederation, also known as the Constitution Act of 1867, served as a political purpose and alliance in which made it particularly difficult for European settlers to coexist with preindustrial societies; hence, the years after confederation resulted in confusion about how Canadian government policies would address and affect Aboriginal populations. In contrast to the spiritual and traditional lives of the Aboriginal people, the new European settlers sought to conquer nature and shed traditional values in order to contrive industrialization in Canada; hence, post-confederation policies were largely based on the upper Canadian model. Furthermore, the failure of European settlers to coexist with the Aboriginal populations led to several attempts at civilizing the indigenous people; in other words, the federal government attempted to solve the Indian problem by assuming complete dominance over the Aboriginal populations of Canada. Having said that, the Canadian government’s harsh, prejudiced and paternalistic view of the indigenous people began a cycle of social, physical and spiritual destruction in which fundamentally resulted to economic, social, health and gender inequality. With that being said, the following paper will examine the long, and often bitter series of cultural encounters and exchanges that took place after confederation, such as the brutality of residential schools, health inequality and the Oka crisis dispute.

When people think of Canada, they likely imagine a prospering country filled with equal opportunity, safety, and security. While this statement can be true for the population of privileged white people, Canada, unfortunately, has had some unproud moments in its history, and sadly, the treatment of minorities is still poor today. Specifically, there has been historic problems between Canada and indigenous people, from as early as the colonization of the land stolen from the indigenous people to the assimilation of youth with residential schools. The land that is proudly called “Canada” today, once was the home to many aboriginal tribes including the East Indies, before it was stolen by colonizers (Vikings, French, and Europeans) as early as

The economic involvement of First Nations people has been present in Canada since its days as an early settler society. Europeans moved in on Aboriginal lands and colonized their peoples, exerting political dominance in the process. As European powers continued to rise, so did the number of immigrants who came to North America to become apart of this new British colony. The colony became a reflection of its mother country, sharing similar values, institutions, ideologies and economic practices (344). It became the basis of early Canadian life, where the privilege of whites far outweighed that of Aboriginals. From an subsistence based economy, to the modern one which followed, often left First Nations at odds. This paper will explore the difficulties faced by First Nations people in Canada as they struggled to achieve economic stability according to historical influence and a holistic approach to economical development.

“Immigration to the United States has occurred in waves, one of the largest of which consisted of nearly 28 million people between 1880 and the late 1920’s. “The newcomers living in various countries throughout the world decided to leave there root of origin and immigrate to the United States for various reasons, some of which included freedom from political and religious persecution, famine, or to experience the American Dream of perceived economic opportunity. Once settled; immigrants were often stereotyped and discriminated against because they were “different”. Social Justice was nonexistent as Employers often took advantage of immigrants, men were paid less than other workers and women were paid less than men. (Library of Congress, 1990) The numbers of newcomers dropped dramatically in 1924, when Congress passed highly restrictive immigration legislation.”(Bankston, Carl L., 1999). “As time has passed the United States Immigration laws have made it increasing more desirable for individuals to seek illegal entry as opposed to the legal process. High regulation and subject to numerical limitations and eligibility requirements consisting of necessary family or employment relationship and lack of access to humanitarian protection, such as refuge or asylum status have played a significant role.”(American Immigration Council, March 2012)

People crossing the border into the U.S. illegally have become an everyday element. I believe the standard common response to this article would be that these women traveled here illegally and deserve what punishment these women are going through. Many people who are not compassionate follow the government and side with how our president is running this country choose to argue this way. For example, this topic on people crossing illegally into our country came up by my co-workers, and they sided with these women’s punishment and the new immigration laws. Many people assume that these women cross into the U.S. illegally they need to be disciplined by taking away their children and being detained until their asylum claims are decided. However, I believe if this was the other way around everyone would do whatever they can to help and keep their children safe to find a way to enter the U.S.

In this essay I will be discussing the effects of colonialism and it’s and impact to not only the history and progression of Canada and its identity, but how it affected different groups in society. The colonization of First Nation people has giving Canada a historically greedy belligerent reputation. Various

Illegal immigration in Latin America has been one of the most major political issues, having approximately two million illegal migrants. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico passed new immigration laws to manage their bountiful amount of illegal immigrants. Before the national economy's financial collapse that increased unemployment rates in 2001, the government in Argentina limited benefits for illegal immigrants to prevent them from hogging away too many jobs from its citizens, until they gave immigrants the right to obtain both education and health benefits. Brazil's powerhouse economy is slowing down with more migrants, with 1,200-1,500 Bolivians, Haitians, and other desperate illegal migrants paying $10,000 to move in Brazil; in 2009,

During 1967-1974, the Canadian government looked mainly for highly skilled immigrants. In 1966, the federal government tabled a white paper on immigration, recognizing immigration as a major contributor to the national goals of population and economic growth. To prevent high levels of “unskilled” immigrants to Canada, the paper recommended a preference for immigrants with skills that would be valuable in the Canadian labour force specifically. Canada has one of the world’s largest supplies of resources like lumber, oil, and metals. Due to this, Canada has a shortage in the number of labourers, which caused problems in the production businesses. During the first half of the nineteenth century, immigrants arrived in Canada mainly from Ireland, Scotland, England, the U.S, and Germany. This made the government search for immigrants that could benefit the economy and help accommodate for the shortages happening to the country. Newcomers that arrived to Canada played an important role in shaping the economy and business industries in the nineteenth

I feel like the quote from John Engle is spot on. Many time in life we find ourselves meeting new people from all around the world. I think America tries to portray that we are a welcoming country but a lot of people from here are not so welcoming. Most people do not take the time to get to know someone or ask questions. I feel like people do not do that because it might come off as weird or we are not benefiting from it in a personal way. I think we live in a society that people do not want to go out of the way to get to know someone because they are afraid of how that person is going to react or we are just wrapped up in our own lives. I personally have worked in customer service and worked with people from different countries. I find that

I moved from India to the United States of America in 2001. My dad had gotten a job here so we all shifted from India to the U.S and have been living here since. We emigrated from India to here. Immigration is the process of moving from one country to another. People will immigrate for different reasons. There are two types of immigration, legal and illegal and there are different visa types for people immigrating into the country.

Within todays society there are many things that are swept under the rug and are not acknowledged. The Canadian mining industries may not affect Canadian citizens, however, the affects that Canadian Mining causes is a major issue in many areas of the world. The effects of Canadian mining vary

Mining is one of Canada’s primary industries and involves the extraction, refining, and/or processing of economically valuable rocks and minerals. Mineral products – including gold, silver, iron, copper, zinc, nickel – are critical to modern industrial society. Although mining has been key to Canadian settlement and development, in recent decades

Summary of The Potemkin Province In the article “The Potemkin Province,” Daniel Frances points out that British Columbia is a “Potemkin Province.” It is shown to the world as a beautiful place with unlimited resources to conceal the history of plunder and environmental humiliation. The saying “Potemkin village” is used to

In the United States, when “illegal immigrants” are mentioned, the first thing that would come to most people’s mind is the word “Hispanic”, due to Mexico and the United States’ geographic proximity. However, in spite of the country often being referred to as a “melting pot”, few Americans ever think of where the rest of the people in the States originally came from. For this particular reason, this paper will be contributing to the understanding of immigration to the United States, specifically of illegal immigrants, mainly from the Fujian province in China.

U.S. immigration laws and policies have failed to meet international human rights norms due to the treatment of migrants and refugees. The government continues to limit the right of immigrants and unfairly discriminates them. Millions of immigrants have been deported While U.S. immigration policies have seen some improvements under President Obama. The U.S. does continue to provide some meaningful protection to refugees and asylum seekers.