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Illegal Immigration In The United States: An Economic, Social And Political Overview Of The Current Debate, Robin Colleen Ledbetter
Illegal Immigration In The United States: An Economic, Social And Political Overview Of The Current Debate, Robin Colleen Ledbetter
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
In the last year, much has been made of the current immigration situation in the United States. With the debut of George Bush’s ambitious proposal to reform current immigration legislation, the attention of both lawmakers and the nation has been drawn inexorably toward this thorny, complex topic. In response to Bush’s proposal, economists have calculated the costs and benefits of illegal immigration, conservatives have spoken out against illegal immigration and any perceived amnesty offered to those here illegally, liberals have struggled to support immigrant rights as well as the rule of law, and the immigrants themselves have come together to …
South Goes South: American Perspectives On Southern Immigrants To Brazil, Ernest R. Rheaume
South Goes South: American Perspectives On Southern Immigrants To Brazil, Ernest R. Rheaume
Senior Honors Projects
Reconstruction following the American Civil War led to conditions in the South that caused upwards of 20,000 Americans to go into exile. Of these, approximately 2,500 to 3,500 made the trip to Brazil and established settlements of varying success. One hundred forty one years later descendents of the original settlers, known as the Confederados, still populate the areas of Americana and Santa Barbara D’Oeste, Brazil. Extensive studies have been conducted on the history of the migration and the resulting settlements, yet conflicting perspectives of the Confederados exist within American society. These include different understandings of the Confederate Battle Flag, the …
Intersecting Global And Local: Spatial Analysis Of Ethnicities Of Asian Businesses In The Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metro Area, Grace Emiko Guthe
Intersecting Global And Local: Spatial Analysis Of Ethnicities Of Asian Businesses In The Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metro Area, Grace Emiko Guthe
Geography Honors Projects
The changing nature of immigration to the United States and changes in the morphology of American cities challenge traditional theories of ethnic entrepreneurship as a means of success in assimilating into American society. This study, based on data of over 800 businesses in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, finds that specific Asian ethnic groups demonstrate distinctive patterns, which often do not conform to traditional theories of ethnic entrepreneurship. Instead, other concepts, such as heterolocalism and transnationalism, add to the discussion concerning a new role for modern ethnic entrepreneurs. This new role must examine ethnic businesses as localities of transnationalism in a …
At The Cross Roads: Us / Mexico Border Counties In Transition, Dennis L. Soden
At The Cross Roads: Us / Mexico Border Counties In Transition, Dennis L. Soden
IPED Technical Reports
In 1998, former Texas Comptroller John Sharp published Bordering the Future: Challenge and Opportunity in the Texas Border Region,which provided an assessment of the economic, political, and social condition of the Texas border counties. This report, commissioned by the US / Mexico Border Counties Coalition, extends those findings to all of the 24 U.S. counties that are contiguous with Mexico. As a region, if these 24 counties were the 51st state, how would they compare with the rest of the nation?
2006-1 Global Labour Markets, Return And Onward Migration, Abdurrahman Aydemir, Chris Robinson
2006-1 Global Labour Markets, Return And Onward Migration, Abdurrahman Aydemir, Chris Robinson
Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers
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