International Migration At The Beginning Of The Twenty ' First Century : Global Trends And Issues

Thomas Jefferson believed that expanding westward was the key to a healthy nation. Forty percent of the population lived in trans -Appalachian west. Most people had left their homes from the East for a economic opportunity.

the “Black Belt” or the “Black Ghetto,” but an African American writer suggested calling it “Bronzeville,” a name that many residents found less insulting” (Chicago and the Great Migration).

Between 1700 CE and 1900 CE, the world saw radical growth and change. New inventions, technologies and innovations led to major shifts in power and new societies emerged. A common theme between these two dates is the migration of peoples for a variety of reasons. Some left their homelands due to push factors, like famine, war and disease. Some left due to pull factors, like economic prosperity, religious tolerance and freedom. From 1700 CE to 1900 CE, global migration experienced a continuity in long distance migration to the Americas as a result of a need for labor. Although there is a continuity, there are major changes in the push and pull factors for migration such as like the Irish Potato Famine and the migration of immigrants into Australia due to the promise of economic prosperity.

The nature of western migration was good and bad. With out western migration America wouldn’t be what it is now. But if we had found a different way to deal with the Indians it could have happened with less blood shed. We could have upheld our part of the treats with the Indians. We could have found a way to live with them instead of kicking them out. Then we would have been able to use the knowledge they have since they lived there for so long. But the increase in western migration kicked the indians out of their land.

Thirteen million refugees and about 100 million immigrants have moved across borders within the last several decades (Potocky-Tripodi 2002). Global changes that have currently occured account for an unprecedented movement of individuals across the world in search of better opportunities and conditions.

Immigrants who were poor and unskilled traveled to America for a better way of life. Many came from countries such as Italy and Germany to flee persecution, pursue religious freedom and the economic opportunities that the United States offered. During the wave of new immigrants arriving in America leading up to the turn of the 20th Century, most settled in large cities where they hoped to find employment and a better life compared to their native lands. However, due to a number of factors, this new life in America was not very pleasant. Many found that simply working hard to better the lives of their families was not enough. When they came to America, they arrived without much money, property or friends. They first had to find a place

From the micro-level to the macro-level globalization has transformed the world into a smaller place with constant interactions occurring at every moment between nations, institutions, groups, and individuals. And with this prevalent interconnectivity, migration between the Global North and the Global South has been a controversial consequence of this global integration (Hinojosa, 2015). For this reason one cannot ignore the importance and impact of migrant populations in the country they settle in, and in the countries of origin.

A black women by the name of Isabel Wilkerson, once stated some very influential words of wisdom to express her feelings toward the Great Migration. She stated,

Many of the new movements in the nineteenth and twentieth century began to gain influence in the US. These new movements such as immigrant communities, progressive reformers and women’s movements began to influence mainstream political and social trends. Immigrant communities bred crime, created ghettos and aid societies, and were the backbone of political machines, progressive reformers introduced direct primaries, conservation of the environment and reforms form Robert M. La Follette and women’s movements introduced birth control, prohibition and women’s suffrage. Immigrant communities were one of the first movements to alter US politics and society. One of the way immigrant communities influenced US society was with the creation of ghettos.

The journal discusses immigration policy in the United States, multiculturalism and history of United States pertaining immigration. The article also explains why people are driven to look down upon immigration and what can be done to adjust it. The article also explains how it is possible for America to be maintainable with both closed borders and open borders.This article also includes plentiful information as to why people move from their countries and to America

In addition to this, the article also talks about some of the advantages that can be accrued from immigration.

There are thousands of immigrants from around the world that come to the United States, some legally and others illegally. Some just want to have an adventure in the US while others are running out of civil unrest and other prosecutions seeking the “American Dream.” “America was seen as the Promised Land by the oppressed and exploited masses” (Drew, 2017).

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” During the years 1886 and 1924 (“The Immigrant’s Statue,” 2016), one of the first things immigrants entering the United States through New York saw was the Statue of Liberty. Glancing upwards towards Lady Liberty they felt a sense of relief and comfort that they had finally reached the land of the free. Throughout history people have been constantly migrating from one place to the next. The reasons for migration vary and in most cases it influences the type of relationship that exist between migrant and host country.

In this respect, it is worthy of mention that such a situation with the migration is the result of the recent trend in the world economy which is characterized by processes which are generally called globalization. The process of globalization is overwhelming and involves practically all countries of the world with rare exceptions which

The immigration is not a new concept in the 21th century. Throughout history, people would travel into new places to establish better lives. Immigration involves the movement of people from their home country to a host country, which they are not native, to settle and live. People migrate for many reasons; some of which include economic or political reasons, family reunification, natural disasters, or the desire to change one 's surroundings. Today, the influx of migration became a dilemma in European nations, which ultimately brought so many people from other nations to get settled, especially from war countries. Leaving your country into a new place might be the hardest decision in your life you make, since you have no knowledge about it your new place. For the last few years, thousands of immigrants from the Middle East, South Asia, and Asia are crossing the borders of Europe illegally to look for new places and live in better. They take so much risks in their lives and some even cannot make it through due to the brutality of borders and waters of the seas and oceans. Immigrants get drowned in the sea. A friend of mine who left Afghanistan last year with his two children and wife, his older son sunk in the Mediterranean Sea and died. Is it worth it? However, those even who make to their final destinations have also have so much difficulties to get settled. For example, some European nations do not accept the flow of immigrants because they argue that immigrants will