Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The Changing Face of Immigration to America

More than 50% of immigrants are women and their lives in this country are much different than they were in their homeland. - - Donna Poisl

The Story of the Woman Migrant as Today’s Newcomer

New America Media, Commentary, Angela Kelley

WASHINGTON – Recent statements by President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicate a strong likelihood that congressional debate on immigration will begin later this year. Concern about immigrants’ integration into U.S. culture is a longstanding tension from past debates that will undoubtedly resurface. Fears that immigrants in modern day America are different and lack commitment to assimilate are pervasive and permeate much of the discussion both inside and outside the Beltway.

Yet, often missing from the debate is an understanding of who today’s immigrants are and how they adapt to American culture and see their future in this new homeland.
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