Blog Post #47 - Exam Review Day-

     Today in class, it was exam review day. First, we went over our test. It was probably one of the easiest tests I have ever taken in my life. Saying that I got a 100 percent thankfully because I needed my grade to be higher. After we went over the test we went over the study guide and what was going to be on the exam. The exam is going to consist of 100 questions. On the test there is going to be "A letter to Garcia", Elbert Hubbard, and Socrates/ancient Greeks which will be ten questions. Then there is going to be twenty questions on maps, cartography, time zones, and CIA World Facebook. Next there is going to be 30 questions on population pyramids, crude birth rate, crude death rate, RNI, TFR, immigration/emigration, NMR, push forces/pull forces, and developed nations/developing nations. Also there will be 30 questions on migration including Demographic Transition, Hans Roslings' video, and the industrial revolution. Lastly, there will be 10 question on an essay that I son immigration from Irish immigrants. This will be based on comprehension. Thats all we did in class today.

Blog Post #46 -Took Test Today-

     Today in class we took our Migration test. Last night I actually studied for the test since I honestly thought it was going to be hard. However, it was not hard at all. I studied the words from my blogs that happened to be on the test so I am very glad I did that instead of falling asleep. I think I either got a one hundred or one wrong. I finished my test in just fifteen minutes, which I was surprised about because I thought I was going to take at least thirty. Like I said it was super easy so I blew through it. For the rest of class all we did was work on our blogs and our essays that are due on Friday but we have our peer review tomorrow so I think they have to be done. I am going to try and work on both of them tonight.

Blog Post #45 -Test Tomorrow -

     Today in class we took some more notes on the powerpoint which we actually finished since our test is tomorrow. Here is a summary of some off the notes on the powerpoint. Ravenstein noted that most long distance migrants are male, adult individuals rather than families with children, and young adults seeking work. Now onto Immigration and Mexico's border with the United States. View from the U.S. recognizes motives that compel unauthorized immigrants to enter illegally, which are employment opportunities, family reunification, and better way of life. Northern Mexico has compassion for unauthorized immigrants since they don't have to deal with immigrants from Guatemala like Southern Mexico does. Southern Mexico is much less tolerant. Immigration concerns in the U.S. by U.S. citizens are ambivalent in nature. These are border control which some people want to be more effective with spending money and some people think money shouldn't be spent on border control. Also, in the workplace, some people support U.S. citizenship for immigrants, and some want to deport them if they're unauthorized. This goes along with civil rights. A "Sanctuary City" is when a city wants to make their own laws. Onto European migration which is actually disliked by some countries in Europe. The host country fears that their culture will be lost since other languages, religions, and cultures are coming into their country. The immigrants there are blamed for crime, unemployment rates, and high welfare costs. That is all the notes I took for today, really hoping to do well on the test tomorrow.

Blog Post #44 -Discussion Class Today-

     Today in class we really didn't t do that much since we just went over notes that were in the handout that we received earlier this week. I didn't write that many notes today because all the notes that he showed us on the power point I already wrote in my blog from yesterday. I was still listening though so I think I'll be fine. We have our test Tuesday which I'm a little nervous for because I don't really know what's going to be on it. I know the concepts but then when I actually get the test it's going to be the only parts I don't remember. Anyways, we had a discussion on if the kids that were born in the US from illegal immigrants should be able to stay here or be ripped from their families. I presented a compromise in class that some people were a fan of and some people were not but I don't really care since I'm not the president. I'm just glad I'm not in that position making those hard decisions. We also talked a lot about was was happening during the Great Depression and about the house market crashing in 2008. I'm liking these story times just maybe not 2 classes before our test, however we are still learning about something so I guess that's all that matters.

Blog Post #43 -Why do Migrants Face Challenges? (notes) -

     Today in class we took notes based on the Key Issue #4. Everything I put in this blog are things I highlighted. Firstly, a migrant needs a passport to legally emigrate from a country and a visa to legally immigrate to a new country. The UN classifies countries according to four types of immigration policies" (1) Maintain the current level of immigration (2) Increase the level of immigration (3) Reduce the level of immigration (4) No policy. Unauthorized immigrants are immigrants that enter a country without proper documents. Quotas are maximum limits on the number of people who could immigrate to the United States during a one year period. Twelve million immigrants to the United States between 1892 and 1954 were processed at Ellis Island. The typical wait for a spouse to gain entry is currently about 5 years. The quota does not apply to refugees. A brain drain is a large-scale emigration by talented people. These people move so they can make better use of their talents. Chain migration is the migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there. The U.S.-Mexico border is 1,951 miles long. The US has constructed a barrier covering one-forth of the border. Millions of Mexicans are trying to cross the border legally and illegally. Mexico is the destination for unauthorized immigrants. The largest flow of migration in Europe is from Romania to Italy. This is all the notes I'm going to include for today's blog.

Blog Post #42 -Changing U.S. Immigration Notes-

     Today in class we had to read pages 84-85 and take notes in our blog. Here are the key ideas of these pages. About 80 million people migrated to the US between 1820 and 2015, including 42 million who were alive in 2015. The United Sates has had 3 main eras of immigration: Colonial Settlement in the 17th and 18th centuries, Mass European immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Asian and Latin American immigration in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In 1790, the US population was 3.9 million. Immigration to the new United States came mostly from 2 places which were Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. Most Africans were forced to migrate as slaves. Between 1820 and 1920 approximately 32 million people immigrated to the United States. Nearly 90% were from Europe. In the 1840's and 1850's the migration came mostly from Ireland and Germany. In the 1870's it was the same. However in the 1880's people started coming from Scandinavia. The rate increased to 500,000 more people per year. In 1905-1914 people started coming from Southern and Eastern Europe. Annual migration was now at 1 million. About 1/4 of Americans trace their ancestry to German immigrants. Immigration in the US dropped sharply during the 1930's and 1940's due to the Great Depression and World War 2. More than 3/4's of the recent US immigration has came from Latin America and Asia. In 2006 Mexico passed Germany to be the country that has sent the most immigrants to the United States ever. The reason for immigration however has stayed the same: rapid population growth has limited prospects for economic advancement at home. Most people left their countries when their countries were in Stage 2 of Demographic Transition.

Blog Post #41 - The Big Debate-

     Well yesterday was the big debate. Throughout the whole class besides for like the last fifteen minutes we had the podcast playing and we would be discussing our opinions about it when it was being paused. The big question was "Is President Trump undermining asylum or is he restoring it?". After the class was over my opinion didn't really change. However, I am much more educated on this subject and I do agree that some things that are happening probably isn't working. What bothers me though is that all these people don't agree with Trump, but they're not in his position. What exactly is he supposed to do is my question? Apparently some people got teargassed when they tried to cross the boarder illegally....what did they think was going to happen? Pass through? No, there's going to be consequences for your actions. Maybe if you actually listened to the President of the country you're trying to get into you wouldn't get shot either. That's my opinion on that. Next, I think Trent did a great job on the "pro-trump" side and I think Sophia did a good job on the "anti-trump" side. They both presented good points with their opinions included which made it interesting to listen to. I'm neutral I guess so I can see both sides. Another thing I learned was that Trump is now metering, which limits the amount of asylum seekers to 30 people per day which isn't enough since more people will probably try to enter the country illegally to escape whatever they're running away from. I think the podcast was a little biased for "anti trump " because they were only talking about everything bad that he was doing. I feel like more people in the class had more opinions that they didn't get to share, including myself. This was a good debate and I'm glad we did it. What asylum is the right asylum?