Immigration Myths Revealed by James McGhee https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4 Made with a dash of wit en-us 2017-04-13 02:21:13 UTC 2017-04-18 23:07:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png Myth #1 - Most immigrants are here illegally. jamesmcghee https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189534
44% Naturalized Citizens
27% Lawful Residents/Green Card Holders
25.5% Unlawful Residents

40% estimated to have entered legally.

Country with most unlawful residents - Canada


]]> 2017-04-13 02:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189534 Myth #2 - It’s easy to enter the country legally. My ancestors did; why can’t immigrants today? jamesmcghee https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189579
First 100 years - Open Immigration System

Most able bodied people accepted.  Travel largest barrier.

Entering the US is a rigorous process.

Many student immigrant ancestors would not be able to enter today.

Most access granted only by:
1) highly skilled professional hired by a US company
2) escaping political persecution
3) joining a close family members
4) win the green card lottery

The process of entering the country legally is difficult, and it is even more challenging to attain citizenship once a family is already in the United States (Gleeson & Gonzalez, 2012).]]> 2017-04-13 02:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189579 Myth # 3 - Today’s immigrants don’t want to learn English. jamesmcghee https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189588 35% of immigrants 5 or older speak English very well.
21% of immigrants 5 or older speak English well.

Immigrants desire to improve the lives of their children is a reason for immigration. Children enrolled in schools often teach parents and desire to learn English and fully participate in the American Dream (Gleeson & Gonzalez, 2012).]]> 2017-04-13 02:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189588 Myth # 4 - Immigrants take good jobs from U.S. citizens. jamesmcghee https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189660 Research shows that there is little connection between immigrant labor and unemployment of native-born US workers.

Increased education and aging populations create decreased number of native-born US workers available or willing to fill low paying jobs.

Undocumented immigrants are over represented in service, agriculture, and construction.

Need results in employers hiring undocumented workers and unscrupulous employment practices. Also, causes people to exist in the shadows (Gleeson & Gonzalez, 2012). ]]> 2017-04-13 02:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189660 Myth # 5 - “The worst” people from other countries are coming to the United States and bringing crime and violence. jamesmcghee https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189683 Most immigrants come for three reasons.
1) work
2) reunite with family
3 ) escape a dangerous situation

Sanctuary counties have 35.5 fewer crimes per 10,000 residents than non sanctuary counties.

From 1990 -2013, the percentage of the population that was foreign-born nearly doubled; however, the FBI reports that violent crime decreased by 43.3%]]> 2017-04-13 02:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189683 Myth #6 - Undocumented immigrants don’t pay taxes and burden the national economy. jamesmcghee https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189708 Undocumented immigrants pay 11.74 billion dollars in State and Local taxes.  

Social Security Administration (2010) reported that undocumented immigrants paid 13 billion in payroll taxes.  They will never receive those benefits.

Gleeson and Gonzalez (2012) report that undocumented immigrants exist in the economies of their communities and the country but are not recognized as part of them due to their precarious status. ]]> 2017-04-13 02:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189708 Myth #7- jamesmcghee https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189776 The United States is being overrun by immigrants like never before
Until 1910, the foreign-born population ranged between 13.6 and 15%.

In 2010, 13% of the population was foreign born

In 2013, the US deported over 72000 people.]]> 2017-04-13 02:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189776 Myth #8- jamesmcghee https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189822 Refugees are not screened before entering the United States.

Refugees face strict screening including. multiple background checks; fingerprint tests; interviews; health screenings; and applications with multiple intelligence, law enforcement and security agencies

Average time for approval 18-24 months.]]> 2017-04-13 02:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166189822 "Many studies have shown that even among low-paid and minority groups, immigrants do not cause native unemployment. If anything, many believe that immigrants create new jobs with their purchasing power and the new businesses they start, a pattern that has been particularly important with the emergence of the high-tech industry." https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166759988 http://www.pbs.org/pov/madeinla/immigration-myths-and-realities/#8]]> 2017-04-18 13:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166759988 A 2015 report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine refutes this myth. "There is evidence that integration is happening as rapidly or faster now than it did for the earlier waves of mainly European immigrants in the 20th century. Today, many immigrants arrive already speaking English as a first or second language. Currently, about 50 percent of the foreign-born in surveys report they speak English “very well” or “well,” while less than 10 percent say they speak English “not at all.”" https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166762990 https://www.nap.edu/catalog/21746/the-integration-of-immigrants-into-american-society]]> 2017-04-18 14:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166762990 "Undocumented workers constitute one of the most vulnerable segments of the American workforce" (Gonzales & Gleeson, 2012). https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166869834 2017-04-18 19:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166869834 As cited in the Lichter (2012) article, undocumented workers face job opportunities that are "often hard, dirty, and dangerous" and deemed "unattractive" by native-born workers. https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166870605 2017-04-18 19:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166870605 (Southern Poverty Law Center, 2017) jamesmcghee https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166896425 2017-04-18 23:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesmcghee/jqb2b269cxw4/wish/166896425