SOC 248 Lecture 6: SOC 248 Week 4 - Migration
31 Oct 2017
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200 million people live outside of their countries of birth. Immigration plays a role in various societies. Immigrants and their children outweigh the number of whites in many cities. Areas are changing, white suburbs are being diversified. Immigration was examined on the terms of. Population may boom and then level off. International migration: moving outside of your country. Globalization encouraged trade and the spread of people goods and money. Rigid immigration policy increased the security on borders. When a lot of highly educated people migrate from a developing country. Someone may be persecuted due to ethnicity. Someone may be persecuted due to their sexual orientation. Race and ethnicity determined citizenship until 1965. 1986 immigration reform and control act (irca) helped with employment verification, border security, and amnesty. 1996 the illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibility act (iirira): employment verification, border security, fraud documents. Excluded from many welfare benefits until you have a green card for 5 years.
