...Children of Immigrants A familiar story of the American narrative and a great theme in psychology of second generation is that the children of immigrants believe that they are the main reason for immigration of their parents who in most cases stake their hopes for future on the success of their children. Perceiving the sacrifices that are made by parents, seemingly on their behalf, not any amount of guilt toward their parents touches the children and drives their motivation to obtain a dynamic which in turn can offer the immigrant parents some level of psychological control over their offspring. Growing up in the immigrant families is usually marked by discordant acculturation, when the children’s learning of new ways and simultaneous loss of immigrant culture outstrips that of parents. When this occurs, linguistic and cultural gaps among them can exacerbate the intergenerational conflicts; make the children feel ashamed of their parents as they attempt to blend with the native friends, and lead to reversal roles, as the children take up adult roles earlier by dint of situations. All families of immigrants must contend with “stress and storm†adolescence and “generation gapsâ€, and the acculturation to new society. This is often a conflictive and complex process that is full of fault lines that are non-reducible to simplistic elaborations of parental pressure or peer pressure. Nevertheless, at the heart of the matter is the relation between children and their immigrant parents...
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...Children of Immigrants A familiar story of the American narrative and a great theme in psychology of second generation is that the children of immigrants believe that they are the main reason for immigration of their parents who in most cases stake their hopes for future on the success of their children. Perceiving the sacrifices that are made by parents, seemingly on their behalf, not any amount of guilt toward their parents touches the children and drives their motivation to obtain a dynamic which in turn can offer the immigrant parents some level of psychological control over their offspring. Growing up in the immigrant families is usually marked by discordant acculturation, when the children’s learning of new ways and simultaneous loss of immigrant culture outstrips that of parents. When this occurs, linguistic and cultural gaps among them can exacerbate the intergenerational conflicts; make the children feel ashamed of their parents as they attempt to blend with the native friends, and lead to reversal roles, as the children take up adult roles earlier by dint of situations. All families of immigrants must contend with “stress and storm” adolescence and “generation gaps”, and the acculturation to new society. This is often a conflictive and complex process that is full of fault lines that are non-reducible to simplistic elaborations of parental pressure or peer pressure. Nevertheless, at the heart of the matter is the relation between children and their immigrant parents,...
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...Children of Immigrants A familiar story of the American narrative and a great theme in psychology of second generation is that the children of immigrants believe that they are the main reason for immigration of their parents who in most cases stake their hopes for future on the success of their children. Perceiving the sacrifices that are made by parents, seemingly on their behalf, not any amount of guilt toward their parents touches the children and drives their motivation to obtain a dynamic which in turn can offer the immigrant parents some level of psychological control over their offspring. Growing up in the immigrant families is usually marked by discordant acculturation, when the children’s learning of new ways and simultaneous loss of immigrant culture outstrips that of parents. When this occurs, linguistic and cultural gaps among them can exacerbate the intergenerational conflicts; make the children feel ashamed of their parents as they attempt to blend with the native friends, and lead to reversal roles, as the children take up adult roles earlier by dint of situations. All families of immigrants must contend with “stress and storm†adolescence and “generation gapsâ€, and the acculturation to new society. This is often a conflictive and complex process that is full of fault lines that are non-reducible to simplistic elaborations of parental pressure or peer pressure. Nevertheless, at the heart of the matter is the relation between children and their immigrant parents...
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...constant state of conflict has far reaching implications on the culture of Israel. Another aspect of Israel that contributes to its culture, is the large immigrant population that it contains. Many Israelis are Jewish immigrants who returned to their homeland to avoid persecution or to strive for a better life. Israel's history of conflict along with its high immigrant population both contribute greatly to how parents raise their children in the country. This paper will present and discuss several studies which help to demonstrate how Israel's unique culture, specifically considering its ongoing state of conflict and high immigrant population, contribute to the parenting practices and beliefs that are found in the country. Israeli values play a large role in the thought process behind how children are raised in the country. Miri Scharf (Seline, 2014) discusses how Israeli parenting practices are a combination of both collectivistic and western individualistic approaches. Traditional collectivist values include having sensitivity to others, obedience, and feeling of obligation. Individualistic values stress the importance of self-reliance, exploration, and independence. Scharf goes on to describe how this leads many Israelis to have very strong communal and familial values and as a result Israel has much more stable families when compared to other industrialized countries. An example of this being the fact that 75% of marriages in Israel stay together, the act of divorce is seen...
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...anyone in this country has an idea to handle the ordeal. In preparing for this paper, this author spoke to family and friends for their opinions. One relative suggested the United States ratify Mexico as the 51st State, leaving the seated president in power as governor, turning each state into a county with the respective governors retitled as mayors. The working theory holds that the United States could then intervene and lend aid to the more impoverished areas of the newly formed state. Resulting from this, illegal Mexican immigration becomes a nonissue, Mexican citizens see improved living conditions within a few short years, and the United States gains a large tax-paying citizenship. Admittedly, without benefit of research or a visit to the country, this family member’s theory consists of stereotype and over-generalization. Even so, it illustrates the point. With unemployment rates soaring, and the economy in a tailspin, many blame illegal immigration for current turmoil, and many theories abound. California If considered as an independent nation, California would rank among the world’s 10 largest economies (Hutchinson Encyclopedia, California, 2009). From rural to metropolis; from dry desert to lush forest to sand beaches; from unemployed or destitute to upper class, noteworthy, or famous, California’s diversity makes the state in ideal cross-section and case study for the United States. In realms of the judicial, the political, and the commercial, what happens in...
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...rights from undocumented immigrants, for example defense from deportation or equality in the work force. An undocumented immigrant is someone who has immigrated to a country illegally, these people should get rights in the U.S.A like a defense from deportation if they have been living here for more than a year, They should also get rights in the American Workforce. Even though the fourteenth amendment protects all the right of a person who lives in America even Undocumented immigrants . In the constitution the 14th amendment stops any state from denying anyone person right to “Life, Liberty or property, without due process of law” or “deny to any person within...
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...Illegal Immigrant children in the United States of America Sinead Golding English Research and Writing (ENG215) Professor Rebecca Kaminsky August 5th 2011 The issue at hand is the amount of Illegal immigrant children in the United States (U.S.) who will soon age out of the foster care system. These children accompany their parents to the U.S leaving behind extended family that under normal circumstances would have been a source of support with regard to childcare, financial assistance, etc...Others come to the United States searching for family that, before having left their home country, had played an active part in their rearing. It’s not until they age out of the foster care system that they become aware of their precarious situation. They are unable to pursue secondary education without financial aid. The children are also unable to obtain a drivers license or apply for employment for lack of required documents. They age out of the foster system and immediately enter the welfare system. If we do not help these children they will end up working illegally and will turn to crime and drugs on the street. Why wouldn’t we help them? They are after all citizens of the United States of America. Some of the children came with their parents and some were even born here! They do not have the legal documents to allow them to live here. The parents did not pursue their children’s rights here in this country out of fear or deportation. They are entitled to all of the...
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...The most controversial topic in political campaigns is the dealing with illegal immigrants, which has many people from different countries worried. Illegal immigrants risk their lives to have a better life and opportunity here in America. Unfortunately these dreams and chances are looking dimmer and dimmer each year. For the past years Obama has been promising these people a better life, giving them a great amount of hope, to let them down not only once but twice. For this upcoming election, Donald Trump has a plan, it does not give hope, instead it gives fear . Trump wants to deal with illegal immigrants by removing them from the U.S. and sending them back where they came from. The question that comes to mind is when thinking of this situation...
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...Introduction Immigration represents one of the most significant social phenomena of our times. Whether immigrants arrive as refugees, guest workers, or the seekers of a better life; they often find themselves in a crossfire of social and psychological forces. Immigrants who reside in the new country begin to adjust themselves into the new society, but this immigration process itself can be stressful and can lead to poor self esteem and inability to adjust to the new society. Immigration for adolescents in some cases involves the loss of the familiar, friends, language, attitudes, values, and social structures. These adolescents experience multiples stresses trying to adjusting to the new culture that can impact their well being. According to Carhill, Gaytan, and Suarez, “Immigrant youth in particular face many changes that can have a lasting impact on their development.” (Carhill, Gaytan, and,Suarez 2007). My research seeks to examine how stressful it can be for immigrant adolescents coping in a new country? My expectation from this research question is to find out how well an immigrant adolescent will adjust to the new society. Immigration can be defined as the process of going from one country, region or place of residence to settle in another country, region, or place. The immigration process itself and adjusting themselves to the new society can be very stressful; this stress can include culture shock and conflict, both of which may lead to a sense of cultural confusion...
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...detail, life of Jewish immigrants in America around 1920 and the development of their community. This book helps me understand the culture, religion, beliefs, the Jewish immigrants’ relations with other immigrants and Americans, their family structure, their way of life in the city. It also talks about the poverty and despair of immigrants to America. The writing style is not difficult and I enjoyed reading this book and I learnt a lot about the life in American city at the turn of the century. In addition, knowledge of American history at that time and development of society in city helped me to better understand the material I learned in class. The story and events of Bread Givers gives me a clear understanding of the lives of new, Jewish immigrant families and their quest to achieving success in an unfamiliar and unaccepting new country. This book is a good reading material. The novel Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska is a moving story about the lives of the Smolinsky family and their integrations into life in America. With a father deeply rooted in Torah and allegiance to God, the four Smolinsky daughters are put to work to support their family, and are burdened with the tasks of finding husbands or just being married off without choice. Many issues such as those involving the differences of gender and lives in the public and domestic spheres are touched upon in the Smolinsky family's quest to gain a livelihood, just as many other Eastern European families did in coming to America...
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...Introduction Italian immigrants migrated into the US together with many of their Europeans neighbors. When they first came to US most of the migrants had a very hard life. Arriving in a new country, the Italian migrants mostly had very little money and had no idea of their new place apart from US being the land of opportunity. The lack of resources and contacts in the new country prompted many of these immigrants to settle down in the place the first set down. These immigrants came from various parts of Italy they were scattered all around the US. This paper will look at the common menu of those Italian migrants and look at how it has involved in the community that is now known as the Italian-American. This essay will mainly try to address the significant issues of the process of ethnic identity. This paper will argue that the role of family is very important in advocating ethnic identity. The influence of a very rigid and traditional family institution helped the Italian immigrants whom in the end were known as Italian American to maintain their identity. This is fascinating because despite undergoing changes from generations to generations their tradition is still very much alive and important to them. The paper will further argue this point by looking, the transmission of ethnic consciousness amongst the Italian American. Last but not least we will look at the maintenance of ethnic group boundaries and most importantly, the role of food in such process. Overall...
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...1. Introduction With the development of urbanization, immigrants become one of the special and important parts of metropolises. The issue of their integration into local society has become a new topic for many researchers. Especially in China, with the thirty years of reform and open relations, a huge number of domestic immigrants have migrated into the big urban areas. They are facing many obstacles in their struggle to make a position in a new environment. Is there anything that the urban planners and designers can do to help them blend into the society and give them a sense of belonging and identity? This research will make efforts to address this question and discuss the relation between immigrants and urban environments, particularly the public open spaces by a series of research methodologies. Some literatures will be reviewed and discussed to give a general understanding of the relation between urbanisation and immigrants and the effects of public open space. Then, in order to narrow the research scope, the investigation of immigrants’ social integration condition will be conducted in Guangzhou which is one of the most developed metropolises in China with large amounts of domestic immigrants. Moreover, the white-collar immigrants were chosen as the main research target group. In general, “white-collar” refers to a salaried professional or an educated worker who performs semi-professional office, administrative, and sales coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue-collar...
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...Introduction Italian immigrants migrated into the US together with many of their Europeans neighbors. When they first came to US most of the migrants had a very hard life. Arriving in a new country, the Italian migrants mostly had very little money and had no idea of their new place apart from US being the land of opportunity. The lack of resources and contacts in the new country prompted many of these immigrants to settle down in the place the first set down. These immigrants came from various parts of Italy they were scattered all around the US. This paper will look at the common menu of those Italian migrants and look at how it has involved in the community that is now known as the Italian-American. This essay will mainly try to address the significant issues of the process of ethnic identity. This paper will argue that the role of family is very important in advocating ethnic identity. The influence of a very rigid and traditional family institution helped the Italian immigrants whom in the end were known as Italian American to maintain their identity. This is fascinating because despite undergoing changes from generations to generations their tradition is still very much alive and important to them. The paper will further argue this point by looking, the transmission of ethnic consciousness amongst the Italian American. Last but not least we will look at the maintenance of ethnic group boundaries and most importantly, the role of food in such process...
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...HR Capstone 5 March 2016 Case Study # 6 Illegal Immigrants in the Workforce 1. Despite the political controversies, when illegal immigrants com to the US, US employers are ready to hire them. Wage and employment levels here in the US are much higher than in the immigrants’ home country. For example, the average US wage for production workers in manufacturing is about nine times higher than in Mexico (PPIC). Another economic incentive is the lack of well developed access to credit and loans in their home country. For many families, the migration of some household members to the US makes it possible to finance purchases which includes homes within their county of origin. Illegal immigrants also come to the US to join family members already here. These families can provide housing and information about jobs. 2. For the most part, immigrants might work for less undercutting the wage of a native employee. This is generally due to their much lower levels of education. However, they are usually seen as much better employees than native employees. This is because immigrants are seen as faring better in the low wage labor market in that they will do a better job working for a lower wage. They also increase the supply of labor across the labor market. However, since they are usually not educated the destitution is not even. Therefore they are in jobs that require very few skills. 3. The main problem is that illegal immigrants are illegal and although they...
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...highly against it. Many of the position against immigration is the cost immigrants are in the United States, such as participation in public assistance programs. People pro immigration paint immigrants as hard working people, while people against immigration portrait them as people coming to take as much public assistance as possible, costing millions to tax paying Americans. George J. Borjas, an recognized American economist and professor at the Harvard Kennedy School (Borjas), tried to explain how exposure to disadvantaged backgrounds affects if immigrant children will participate in public assistance programs into adulthood . He used the correlation...
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