Rican migration

immigration legislation, if indeed there is any reform, will affect the future. Recent reports show that the net migration of Mexicans to the United States is no longer growing. We do not know what the impact of the Great Recession will be on others contemplating a move here. The virtual collapse of the Puerto Rican economy has led to a new wave of migrants from the island, unhampered by migration restrictions. Much attention has been directed at Florida, where rising numbers of Boricuas contributed to

million Puerto Ricans, 25 percent of them living in New York with an estimated 900,000 living in New York City (Kittler, Sucher, Nelms 263). Since there is such a large amount of Puerto Ricans living within New York, their food and culture have made an impact on the cuisine of these highly populous cities. There are many restaurants in New York City along with other major cities that include traditional Puerto Rican foods which will be discussed throughout the paper. Puerto Rican culture is extremely

nthia Villalobos Professor Anna Sandoval CHLS 150 9 March 2017 No Other Place Like Home Home is more than just four walls; it is a place and feeling that surrounds people with security and comfort. It is culture, religion and traditions. Homeland is a place one can call home, whether it is a person’s native land or a place where anyone can feel safe, happy and welcome. In an immigrant’s perspective, on the other hand, they have a hard time calling home “home.” Laviera a famous Nuyorican poet

The first group of Puerto Ricans migrated to United States in the mid-19th century during the Spanish-American War when the United States took possession of the island of Puerto Rico as part of the Treaty of Paris. After the war and the Jones Act that extended U.S. Citizenship to Puerto Ricans, Puerto Ricans began migrating to the United even more with the promise and hope of better jobs, but in fact one of the minorities groups of the United States experienced poverty, dilapidated housing, schooling

The Dominican Republic is a country in the Caribbean that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. It has a population of about 10.4 million people. Its mainstay is tourism and natural resources. This country is best known for its beautiful beaches, its natural resources and its infinite amounts of fruits. Tourism is a vast fueling cause of the economic growth in the Dominican Republic. In 2014, 5.6 million people visited areas such as Punta Cana, Playa Dorada, Bavaro and Santo Domingo

Robert Smith’s Mexican New York explores the transnational nature of Mexican migration through an extended cast study of migrants and their children from Ticuani, in Puebla, Mexico. This book covers the many ways that migration influences social, political, and economic pattern in both New York and Mexico. Smith begins by describing how Ticuani has been transformed by migration, changing the town into a sort of holding place for the very young and the very old. Next, he discusses how Mexican migrants

Puerto Ricans, who although they are US citizens, have a similar history of Latino immigrant experience because in many cases they did not know the language and face huge levels of discrimination. Gonzalez explores the connection between the long history of United States interventions in Latin America and the conflict around the struggles for citizenship. He gives us a clear vision of the role that economic and military interests of United States have played in triggering a wave of migration that is

Neoclassical economics of migration focuses on individual decision to attain higher wages by migrating to a new higher wage country. Migration between Puerto Rico and the United States is an example of this theory. Analysis has been done that illustrates when Puerto Rico’s unemployment rates are high migration to the mainland in the United States for work is high. Although Puerto Rico is a common wealth of the United States migration between the two represents significant movements across linguistic

among others. There are certain expectations within Hispanic cultures, especially when it comes to speaking their language. I myself have felt detached from my Puerto Rican heritage because I don’t know the Spanish lingo. Throughout my life I haven’t felt accepted to the culture itself because I’ve been labeled as the phony Puerto Rican. When I was younger, around the age of 12, I went to visit my family in Puerto Rico. As soon as I stepped off the plane, it was as if I was thrown into whole new

important aspects of the Puerto Rican government, the people, and the lovely food. GOVERNMENT The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan. Puerto Rico is a United States Territory under commonwealth status. Some of the major differences between the 50 states of the US and Puerto Rico is that Puerto Rico does not share the same federal tax, but does have similar government income-tax rates. Puerto Rico does have authority over its internal affairs. Also Puerto Ricans cannot vote in Presidential or