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D is for Doctor… Or Is It For Dirty, Dangerous, and Demeaning?
When we think of the jobs immigrants take when they first arrive in our country, we think of the 3 D’s: dirty, dangerous, and demeaning. Construction workers, fast food servers, housekeepers– these...
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Baseball the “International” Pastime
Professional baseball is commonly referred to as America’s pastime and an American game, but given the actual ethnic makeup of the MLB, that point is not valid. For example, on the 2012 MLB opening...
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Technology, Immigration, and Economics
Labor interests in the United States have often been against immigration because of the American fear of losing jobs to immigrants who are willing to work for a smaller salary. The late 19th century...
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Immigrant Intelligence in the Classroom
If someone were to ask you what attributes the model student in a classroom setting has, would “immigrant child” come to mind? When we think of the high achieving students in a classroom, we tend to...
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News Flash! Most Americans are illegal.
Native American man speaks out against anti-immigrant sentiment. Although many people living in the U.S. like to think of themselves as Americans, we often forget that this land was not the home of...
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Eugenics and Immigration: Are you fit for the United States?
Most people are aware of the exclusion acts that prevented or limited people of certain ethnicities and races from coming into the United States. Sometimes these exclusionary acts were blatant in...
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Are Olympians Human Imports?
There are many factors which affect an individual’s decision to immigrate to another country. Two groups that categorize such factors depends on whether immigrants are “pushed” out of their homeland...
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The Great American Flub: The United States Citizenship and Immigration...
The Untied States exists as a symbol of opportunity in the international community, yet we still create limits on the amount of people allowed into the country each year. More specifically, the U.S....
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The Jungle 2.0: Unauthorized Immigrants in the Meatpacking Industry
If there’s one thing PETA forgot, it’s that animals are not the only ones suffering from the meatpacking industry. Undocumented immigrants are also victims to the dangerous conditions of...
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Anchor Babies and Tourist Births
Perhaps your family lineage goes all the way back to the Mayflower. Perhaps you are a Native American whose ancestors have lived in the Northwest United States for generations, and generations....
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