SOC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Syrian Civil War, Welfare Dependency, Organized Crime
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Immigration: 19th century: gov"t wanted to keep canada white and british. Illegal immigration: people crossing the border illegally, overstaying visas, or providing false documentation. Increased competition for jobs: drives down wages, welfare dependency. Immigrants take bad" jobs that native born workers don"t want. Social impacts: political instability, organized crime, fill shortages in professions, expand markets and tax base. Economic: loss of national identity, better access to opportunity for less privileged immigrants, population growth, some ethnic groups have, strain on natural resources due to increased consumption, pollution smaller families and therefore do not contribute to population growth. Escaping war or regime change. ex: current refugees from. Syrian civil war, vietnamese refugees in the late 1970s. Due to natural disasters or pollution. ex: refugees fleeing drought and famine in ethiopia. Due to economic sanctions, poverty, unemployment, loss of land. ex: refugees from latin america and the middle east.
