Socioeconomic Factors In The Philippines

In Sonia Nazario’s book, Enrique’s Journey, Enrique rides on top of slow-moving railroad cars in hopes of reaching his mother, who left him at a very young age to find work in the United States. Most of the immigrants in the book are fleeing because they are trying to escape poverty, but it does not go into a lot of depth about how drug wars play a big role in immigration. The persistent violent behavior in Mexico executed by drug cartels, caused a generous amount of Mexican natives to flee to the United States looking for refuge. Even with the United States’ collaboration in Mexico’s government to crackdown on drug trafficking organizations, violence continues to rise. Not only does violence cause immigration, but the corruption of local

Women and children leave home in search of better lives and that makes them vulnerable to traffickers (Haerens 28). Traffickers lead their victims to believe that they would have a better life than before. One of the biggest offer traffickers present to their victims is that they will have a job if they go with them, but in the end, they will probably not end up with a paying job (Petriligieri 3). Traffickers offer many other solutions such as a bright future, better standard of living, sense of belonging and love (Pittaro 3). People living in impoverished areas do not have the same opportunity to get an education as we, in the United States, do (“Global Recession” 1). In the Philippines they “sweet talk” the parents to allow their daughters to leave their homes and work in Manila as “domestic helpers with promises of huge salaries that they would be able to send back home to help their families” (“Human Trafficking Is Caused” 1). Once they get there, they end up in forced labor or prostitution ( Haerens

It’s every human being’s responsibility to help prevent victims from suffering from physical and psychological aguish, one from which they’ll never fully overcome having survived human trafficking. Jones et al. (2007) stated, “political unrest, or (having) weak or corrupt infrastructures combined with widespread poverty, are breeding grounds for international criminal networks” (p. 113). Reducing the amount of corrupt officials and increasing the amount of supervision that goes on in both border crossing and local officials, a decrease in trafficking would follow since they’re vital to keep this business

Illegal immigrants face kidnapping, murder, and rape at the hands of drug cartels and heartless human smugglers. Crossing harsh climates, such as deserts, exposes the migrants to heat exhaustion and dehydration. “Hundreds of immigrants die every year trying to cross the border into the U.S. However, illegal immigration is dangerous not only to the illegal immigrants themselves—it is costly to societies and nations as a whole. In order to fight illegal immigration and reduce the toll on human lives, the United States must take a comprehensive approach of increasing border security and improving legal immigration procedures and public diplomacy, as well as fostering reforms and greater efforts to crack down on human smuggling in Latin America (Walser).” Overall, the system of illegal immigration proves to be harmful to both parties, the migrants and the citizens of the nation they move

The gradual impoverishments of the Central American countries, the few job opportunities, earthquakes and hurricanes disasters, and the violence that is lived for several years at those countries seem to have contributed to the creation of a culture of migration. In different countries there have been networks of people engaged in human trafficking. Migrants say that there is no easiness to contact these networks in any Central American country. When there are resources these networks are accessed to. When there are no resources to pay for a “coyote”(name given to the person trafficking migrants), people do it on their own, using roads and other means such as the train, following other people who also migrate. In that road they face an increased

In Nepal, many leave their homes in order to get money to send back to their families, but end up being trafficking victims (Haerens, 72). In Haiti, the 2010 earthquake destroyed not only law enforcement and government but the country’s economy as well. As a result, much of the already impoverished country is doing poorly financially, and, as in Nepal and countless other developing nations, moving elsewhere for work appears to be a solution, but instead results in absorption into this modern-day analogue of slavery (Haerens, 96-99). Nigeria’s human trafficking crisis appears to be due to the same issue. A troubled economy has led to high unemployment, and with high education costs, much of the nation in poverty. To many, it seems that becoming a commodity to be bought and sold in human trafficking could bring employment. The combination of high unemployment, high human trafficking rates, and low standard of living has also led to a sort of mentality that one need not be educated because prostitution is a fine way to live (Nigeria: Current … Trafficking -

People move to another country because they’re looking for a better lifestyle than the one they were living back in their home country. It is a positive change they see for their lives. In addition, as mentioned in the chapter, there are certain push and pull factors in which people are obligated to move out. For example, low wages, lack of job opportunities, and poverty are push factors. On the other hand, pull factors are better job opportunities, and higher salaries. Although, some people leave their country legally in reality there are higher rates of illegal immigration. Since the process to get the legal documentation is long and thus very expensive, many people can’t afford it, therefore; they go for the riskiest choice by crossing undocumented.

This migration was caused by push factors, which were the deprivation of the economy, as well as pull factors, such as the myth of the American dream. This is supported In Enrique’s Journey, by Sonia Nazario, in which she demonstrates the violence and corruption embedded in Honduras because of constant cycles of war and economic deprivation that limit opportunities, thus a social response is constructing a black market and gangs to pushback the oppressive governments regime. She writes, “Immigrants work hard at jobs no American wants to do, at least not for minimum wage with no health benefits or paid vacation time. Immigrants’ willingness to do certain back breaking jobs at low wages provides goods and services to all Americans at reasonable prices” (pg. 252).” She also notes, “36,000 gangsters in Honduras come from families in which the mother migrated north,” which highlights the systemic issue in which children are left in a corrupt society, while their mothers are forced to leave them for

The purpose of this essay is to convince my readers that human trafficking and human smuggling are not the same. It is important to identify these two key terms in an effort to better understand them. By doing this my readers will have a better understanding of why it is important to distinction them. Human trafficking and human smuggling are huge markets worldwide and as a result can provide many of those involved with an income. The amount of income that is produced annually due to human trafficking is not known. According to Feingold, the estimate provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is $7 billion annually, while the Internal Labour Organization says that the income is about $32 billion (2005). As for human smuggling, no one is excluded. In order to get in depth of what was mentioned above, I will first get official definitions of what each key term is and then point out their differences.

Unauthorized migration in the United States has turned into a “Vicious Cycle” of adverse effects that sustain a system of underdevelopment, reduced productivity, low-wage, and limited rights (Hinojosa, 2015). This is the reality of many migrants that leave their country of origin in search of economic mobility. The push factors that influence people’s decision to migrate are primarily economic and security. Poverty, lack of employment, opportunities, and economic mobility along with high rates of violence and crime drive people out of their home countries which tend to be in the Global South and into the Global North where developed nations like the United States have pull factors that attract the excessive labor from developing nations. Demand for low-skilled labor, higher paying wages, social and political stability, quality education, and greater wealth are some of the many qualities that make advanced nations the preferred destination.

Over the years, there has been tremendous cases of illegal immigration, finding it's routes all over the United States, which in turn results in shaking the economy, both financially and socially. Consequently, the major reason behind migration from other countries is due to the fact that there are lots of unlimited opportunities available in the United States. This variety of opportunities are the main center of attention that attracts people into the country by finding dubious means of coming in illegally. As a matter of fact, it has also been certified that most foreigners leave their native born countries because

“Another day. Another murder. In the Mexican Drug War, such violence has become so common that the slaying of five police at a stoplight was a brief tucked in local crime sections” (Grillo pg.154). These crime rates have force many people to move to other places to escape the daily killings that happen. “I keep hearing about friends who have been killed out here” (Grillo pg.168) and for some people it isn’t just friends but families that get murdered. Some people even resort to getting involve in these crimes because “his bloody money has taken him and his family out of the ghetto” (Grillo pg.159). It’s not something that people enjoy our would like to be involve in but unfortunately it is the only way that they can afford to feed their families. Therefore, some people to avoid these situations by move to the U.S. to find a decent way of making money and living

Migration Argumentative Essay `”Immigrants are self selected achievers who come to another country to improve their economic status after five years”(Harms,William). Nicaraguan society is shaped through immigration and emigration for three reasons number one is that a lot of Nicaragua's problems have to face with their Economy and it is one of the biggest reasons people immigrate to countries that pay more. The second poorest country in 2015 is Nicaragua this is because of the government leadership and wars that Nicaragua has faced in their past. The impact facing society is not all people are able to support their families or themselves.

From the beginning my group knew we were going to be researching three to five year olds. After brainstorming for about a week, my group settled on a topic about food away from home consumption and how it related to socioeconomic factors. One of the topics that was rejected was the idea to study the psychology of color within food advertisement and how it relates to childhood obesity. After picking our topic our professor helped us narrow it down to specifically researching income status instead of all the socioeconomic factors. In the end, we had ten research questions and only had to remove one question from the study. The question was about consumption of frozen pizzas and we removed it because we felt it did not correlate as well as we

The state of social and economic disarray that plagues villages surrounding Thailand makes them easy prey for trafficking. According to Toward Freedom, and organization dedicated to advancement of human rights, peace, justice, enlightenment, and freedom from oppression, “Brothel owners have networks of agents combing the villages for troubled families with daughters, making tempting offers of good jobs in the big cities and resort areas” (“Toward”). The most common scenario for troubled families is that they are in debt and are without proper paying jobs. Families are offered up to an entire year’s salary and are also told their children will be going to a better life. Many families know they can’t support their children and see this as their only option. The economic issue prevalent is not unique to Thailand. According to Asia Times, an organization designed to report on Asian political, economic and business