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Introduction to USA migration (characteristics of Chinese migrants to USA,…
Introduction to USA migration
characteristics of Chinese migrants to USA
1.6 million chinese immigrants move to the USA
3/5 of those migrants are not good at speaking English therefore a language barrier is created
chinese move because they are better educated, and they also fill jobs in technology / IT
characteristics of Philippines migrants to USA
education - us began sponsoring students to study at the us colleges
30% of migrants have limited English therefore a language barrier is created
they can gain green-cards due to the political ties as naval bases are in the Philippines
America is economically interdependent with Mexico
NAFTA (1994) created the largest free trade area in the world
NAFTA benefits both countries because they both import & export much needed goods and lower tariffs. Mexico is the USA's 3rd largest trading partner as a result after Canada and China. nearly 78% of Mexico's exports in 2012 went to the US
America is politically interdependent with Mexico
in 2012 a US-Mexico binational group on bridges and border crossing meetings involve the ten US and Mexican border states.
working together to improve the environment and protect the health of the 14 million people living along the border by providing fresh water
America is environmentally interdependent with Mexico
EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency) works with Mexican border 2012: US-Mexico environmental program. the collaboration improves the healths of those on the border towns
the International Boundary and Water Commission created by a treaty between the US and Mexico is an international organization responsible for managing wide variety of water resource + boundary preservation issues.
positive opportunities from migration:
25% of hi-tech companies were founded by migrants
immigrants pay more taxes than they consume in social services
negative - challenges from migration:
green card allows migrants to become permanent members. usually to families
patterns of migration in the us:
overall trend: quadrupled from 1970-2010
sub-trends: from 1970-1990 [doubled] then doubled again from 1990-2010
after 2010 the population is slowly increasing at a slower rate
reasons to migrate to the us:
the positive immigration policy and possibility of gaining a green cars [becoming a permanent resident]: in 2012, more than 66,000 indian-born immigrants were granted u.s. legal permanent residency
the current IS-Mexico border:
the border extends from the pacific ocean in the west to the gulf of mexico to the east. in 2006, the us congress authorised the department of homeland security to build nearly 700 miles of fencing along the 2000 mile border with mexico [mainly near urban areas where illegal border crossings were high]
there are many types of fence along the us mexico border. some sections are designed to block people from entering on foot. other large sections of the fence are designed as vehicle barriers to stop vehicles from crossing, and these stretch across more remote areas where it would be difficult to cross the border safely on foot
there is also surveillance systems, including pilot-less drones, which monitor much of the rest of the border = "virtual fences"
additional facts on US:
net immigration of 3.9 / 1,000
40 million / 13% of the population are immigrants = most immigrated populated nation in the world
characteristics of Indian migrants:
better educated & had strong English skills.
in 2011, 75% had a bachelor's degree
American & Syria:
US runs the world's largest refugee resettlement program - being called upon to welcome more Syrian refugees as EU is struggling. as of Oct. 2015 - the US resettled approximately 2,000 Syrian refugees. since the start of the civil war in 2011
green cards:
extended family members are eligible to obtain a GC - but it takes longer. only 480,000 non-citizens are granted GC under this category per year.
VISAs:
480,000 are available for family members
140,000 for highly-skilled workers
randomly selected, for ex. in 2014 most of the 50,000 available annual VISAs went to African countries