in an age of disinformation and bigotry, misconseptions about immigrants and anti-immigrant hate have spread throughout american politics and society.the u.s. foreign-born population reached a record 46.1 millon in 2022.growth accelarated after congress made u.s. immigration laws more permissive in 1965. in 1970, the number of immigrants living in the u.s. was less than a quarter of what is today.
As a result, this country has seen a concerning uptick in rhetoric, policies, and social movements that threaten to or directly harm immigrants and refugees.
definition of immigration
"the action by which a person establishes his or her usaual residence in the territory of a member state for a period that is, or is expected to be, at least 12 months, having previously been usually resident in another member state or a third country." migration is the movement of people from one location to another, often driven by factors such as environmental conditions, economic opportunities, or social pressures.
cause and effects of immigration
migration can have positive and negitive impacts on both host and origin country. migration can lead to increased cultural diversity in a host conutry.migrants mat expirence forms of segregation, discrimination or cultural clashes.Assimilation occurs over time, as migrants settle in their host country.
net immigration can lead to an increased in the labor force and productive capacity of the economy.
education effecting immigrants
immigrant student'schoolwork and expirence in the classroom often suffer in the presence of immigration enforcement-with 60% precent of teachers and school staff reporting poorer academic performance and nearly half noting increaced rates of bullying against these students,UCLA-based researchers found.
