United States is a land of immigrants. It’s the land of opportunity, liberty and equal rights. Security, better education, careers, and good health facilities are merely some of the few attractions that play a vital role in attracting immigrants from all over the world. With each immigrant coming to the country, they bring a diverse set of cultures, beliefs, values and tradition. The effect on the country is not only demographic, but it affects socio-culture, economic, employment, health, law enforcement, and every aspect of life. If we look at the various immigration policies dealing with immigrants, it has not fulfilled its promise. This paper focuses on one of the phenomenon of immigration (international students) that has been going on since the 18th century.
The immigration phenomena go back to the founders of the country. Over the centuries, many people have immigrated in this country both legally and illegally. Legal immigrant refers to the people who fulfilled all the ‘legal’ documentation before arriving at the host country, whereas illegal immigrants are those who just want to get into host country by any other means.
During the 62 years of operation of Ellis Island (from 1892-1954), which was the point of entry in the United States processed more than 12 million legal immigration. This was a formally established institute under the U.S. laws and regulation which was formulated for monitoring and processing immigrant’s paperwork. The immigrants were required to prove their identities, answer series of questions and must have a family or friend who could vouch them.
Being a land of the immigrants, the U.S. has always been one of the popular destination for international students. By the year 2010, the U.S. achieved its...
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...nces in decision making of international students whether to go back to their home country upon graduation. Another purpose is to find out what can be done to tackle this problem. For this, the policy recommendation provides the framework for what can be done. The surveys and questionnaires helped in the methodology of the paper along with the various literature reviews done by the social-scientist in this matter. The paper is organized as follows: introduction, literature review, methodology, and policy recommendation.
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Firstly to justify why countries limit their immigrations, there should be knowledge of the different types of immigrants as there are different reasons to leave from one country and move into another. In the last 30 years, the number of international immigrants has been estimated 191 million worldwide, two times as before. As ...
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Every year, more and more International students are coming to the U.S. for pursuing higher education. According to the Open Doors report published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE), the number of intern...
Immigration in the United States can be referred to demographic changes resulted to the influx of foreigners to the local community. Immigration to the U.S is primarily responsible for the development of controversial social, economic, and political aspect. These developments are liable for altering settlement patterns, significant social mobility, voting patterns, and increased crime levels. Previously, immigration in the U.S was largely a white-man affair seconded by people from South East Asia; however, recently, leading immigrations are from South American, South Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Quite a significant number of immigrants are illegal; nonetheless, the illegal immigrants can through the immigration policy be naturalized into the nation. More than half of immigrants are in America through family reunification, seconded by employment factors and thirdly, humanitarian reaso...
It is also necessary to add that the following article is highly related to my chosen career path and my social life. Since I am an international student, this topic is very close to me: it reflects the problems that I may come across in the nearest future. Immigration may dramatically affect my life and my career. Even now this issue influences lots of my decisions and actions such as my choice of college program, future employment, living and
For colleges and universities, the process is a bit more complicated. Immigrant students have a lot more trouble due to some colleges and universities not accepting them as applicants due to a difficult process for entry with providing documents of their status in the country and the high tuition rates or rejections from financial aid. Reevaluating this by finding out why these schools require more documents and getting rid of it will reduce the hassle. Immigrant students need to submit the same information as students born in the country. As for financial aid, it being so competitive to qualify for, more funds need be invested in education to prepare for and welcome students outside of the country. A country with higher quality education and more than a few well sought out schools, more people from foreign countries will want to go there. Students that come from countries that are well economically stable will be able to share as a connection between their hometown and their current place of study in the United States (Eggleston). This connection creates improvement because if students decide to stay and use what they have learned and already know; perhaps they will start up a business as an entrepreneur and create jobs. Jobs created could be ones that they were unable to create overseas, and the United States had more potential for business if they found a target
Every year many immigrants both legal and illegal from around the world arrives in the United States with various motivations; some enter the U.S. for educational opportunity or job offers while others are fleeing from violence and poverty their home country. Many of these people believe that the United States can offer them more freedom, protection, and benefits than their home country. However, immigrants continue to be the subject of intense national debate since they have a very significant effect on many areas of American life.
Essentially, the first group of immigrants came from numerous countries in Northwestern Europe and arrived to the country on boats. The ones who were denied access to America were immediately deported back to their homeland if they were criminals or carried diseases (Bouvier). The government’s main purpose for deporting these illegal immigrants was to ensure the well being and protection of the United States. However, foreigners have been given the opportunity to become legal residents since the late 1800’s. Although, the process in which one becomes a legal citizen has become rather lengthy in which the applicant must endure a rather long process in order to receive a visa or green card. In addition, the United States still carries out some of it’s older policies today. However, the system in which immigrants are granted entry and residency has improved significantly, ensuring a stricter and more efficient policy of immigration. Therefore, the multiple disadvantages of illegal immigration are enough to outweigh the positives, making it an unnecessary problem that should be resolved as soon as
America is an idea, a set of beliefs about people and their relationships and the kind of society which holds the best hope of satisfying the needs each of us brings as an individual. For countless immigrants, the struggle to arrive in America was rivaled only by the struggle to gain acceptance among the population. Immigrants say they came to America seeking economic opportunity and freedom for themselves and their children, and at the same time they have all, at one time, experienced discrimination. First, we will be looking at the general history of immigration to the United States from the 19th century on into the 21st. We will explain who came to the United States and why. We will focus on the treatment of the larger more prominent groups who emigrated. Finally, we will point out the views of today’s immigrants and those who oppose their presence in America.
In addition to spending more on the actual education and university fees, the international students also have to spend on boarding and food. Finding a place to stay that is conveniently near to the university and other places of interaction, is affordable, accepts immigrants, and suits the basic requirements - is hard, sometimes impossible. A compromise on at least one criterion of the above is required to sustain in the new country.
Studying abroad can be one of the most rewarding experiences in a college’s students career. For many colleges, having their students can mean an increase in tuition, higher application rates, and overall better reviews by their students. According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, by Scott Olsen, “The Wall Street Journal reported last month that several small colleges are requiring students to pay full tuition even if the programs cost less, setting caps on the amount of financial aid sent abroad, and limiting how many students can participate”(5). Also, Olsen tells us “In the 2003-2004 school year, 7,208 students from Indiana universities went on study-abroad programs, according to the most recent statistics available from the Institute
Martinez, Luis. "The Study Abroad Advantage." Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 28.21 (2011): 25. Academic Search Premier. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
Firstly, university students will meet others from a wide variety of backgrounds and broaden their understanding of other cultures. Students who reside in halls will most likely encounter an international student; in 2013/14 they