The U.S. colonized the Philippines between 1900 and 1934. This had a significant impact on the mass immigration of the Filipinos. The Filipino immigrants were then made U.S. nationals and granted the opportunity of settling in the U.S. and protected by its law and constitution. The increase in demand for labor in California farmlands and Hawaiian plantation led to a surge of Filipino immigrants seeking these jobs (Abraham 14). They mostly came from the provinces of Cebu and Ilocos. The demand for labor in these farms was attributed to the exit of the Japanese work force from the plantations. The immigrants from Philippines mostly comprised of a subgroup known as Sakadas, who entered Hawaii as U.S. nationals. However, they did not enjoy full citizenship and were the first Filipino immigrants to be subjected to cultural oppression and racial discrimination (Abraham 44). It is observed that the Pinoys had the most gruesome experience of racial discrimination that occurred after the amendment of the immigration policies, oppressive farm management practice and anti-miscegenation laws (Chavez 38).
Various researchers have noted that the Immigration and Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) policy facilitated undocumented immigration (Orrenius and Zavodny 448). Following the enactment of this law, there was a dramatic increase of illegal immigration even after the introduction of various traditions to curb this vice. The SCIRP notes that even though the pull and push factors are attributed to international migration, pull factors are more so as a result of mass immigration. This began in the 1980 due to the growth of the population worldwide (SCRIP 20). According to the GAO report, the level of discrimination rose after introduction of...
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The United States has often been referred to as a global “melting pot” due to its assimilation of diverse cultures, nationalities, and ethnicities. In today’s society, this metaphor may be an understatement. Between 1990 and 2010, the number of foreign born United States residents nearly doubled from 20 million to 40 million, increasing the U.S. population from almost 250 million to 350 million people. With U.S. born children and grandchildren of immigrants, immigration contributed to half of this population growth. These immigrants, consisting of mostly Asian and Hispanic backgrounds, have drastically changed the composition of the U.S. population. In 2010, Asians and Hispanics made up 20 percent of the U.S. population, in contrast to a 6 percent share of Asians and Hispanics in 1970. It is predicted that by 2050, the share of immigrants in the United States will increase to one half of the entire population. With this rapid increase in diversity, many citizens have opposing views on its impact on the United States. In my opinion, an increase in immigration does contain both positive and negatives effects, but in general it provides an overriding positive influence on America’s society (“Population”).
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