Voices of America Case Study 3 Lesson 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Amnesty | forgiveness; allow you to go through the process of coming into the law if you have been here since 1982 |
| 1970's strong nativists attitude | Immigration Nativists attitudes resurfaced |
| US economy was good | Americans worried about Health of US economy Severe oil shortage Unsettling political events |
| Iranian Hostage | Americans were held hostage for a year until the events were cleared |
| Embassy | Safe Place It is your country's embassy A country Friendship |
| Americans were worried about decreasing immigration from what country? | Europe |
| There were debated issues about | culture and assimilation |
| Who did the US question about accommodating? | more foreigners |
| 1981 report by US government committee- Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy | Evaluated immigration policies and procedures on how to become an immigrant here |
| Legal Immigration Argued | We cannot worry about setting aside 20% of jobs for foreign workers if our citizens might need those Jobs. US could not afford to set aside 20% of new jobs for foreign workers without going a disservice for our own poor |
| 1986 Immigration Reform Act | Congress Passed Revisions of existing policy as far as immigration Legal and illegal Immigration in 1980's Focused on illegal Verified legal immigration by requiring employers to verify citizenship status Employers (company) were fined if hired illegal workers Allowed illegal aliens who have been in US since 1982 to apply for amnesty |
| Because of amnesty, how many people became legal? | Over 3 million |
| Hispanics | angry that aliens had to present proof of residency even if they have lived there for 4 years |
| Immigration Act 1990 | raised annual immigration limit to 675,000 |
| Created separate categories | Family-sponsored Employment based Diversity |
| How many legal immigrants left US in 1996 | 24 million legal immigrants which is 9% of the population |
| What were half the immigrants nationality | Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, Dominican Republic, China, Taiwan, Korea, India |
| Two divisions | Highly Educated Poorly educated |
| Highly Educated | 12% advanced college degrees 8% Native Born |
| Poorly Educated | 33% had no high school diploma |
| Cities that Immigrants would go to | Miami, Chicago, New York, Huston, DC, San Fran, LA |
| In CA, how many people spoke little or no English? | 40% |
| How many people speak a non-English language at home in Miami? | 3/4, 67% do not understand English |
| What percent is English not their first language? | 40% |
| What states have immigrants all over the state? | Florida, California and Texas |
| States | Issues with language and bilingual education, attending school in Spanish if Spanish was your first language |
| Proposition 187 | Deicides whether or not immigrants should receive government services including Medical and Educational Services and whether illegal immigrants could attend school or see doctors |
| Why did CA agree? | Their taxes were high because they were paying for illegal immigrants and illegal immigrants do not pay tax. Hoped to stop illegal immigrants come to CA |
| People Against Proposition | How can we punish illegal children by telling them that they can not attend school because it is not fair? If they can not see a doctor, will they spread diseases to everyone else in CA because they did not get medical attention |
| 1998 Ruled Unconstitutional | Asserted that only federal government, not the states, can regulate immigration. Proposition only in effect for a few months |
| Welfare Reform Act | Illegal immigrants cannot receive welfare |
| Welfare | Unemployment- government gives you checks every 2 weeks for 2 months Food Stamps- to make sure they were not spending money on other things but food, in 1997 there was a cutback in food stamps |
| How long was the waiting period before you could qualify for welfare? | 5 years |
| How to times effect look on immigration? | When times are hard, its blamed on immigration When times are good, they welcome foreigners |
| Future Immigrant Views | prevailling prejudices and social and economic concerns of the time |
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