Questions for Discussion - Week 8 - Migrant Integration: Theories and Practice by International Migration

Questions for Discussion - Week 8 - Migrant Integration: Theories and Practice by International Migration https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs Please post your questions here. Add your name. en-us 2018-04-17 06:05:59 UTC 2021-07-10 03:05:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/252877160 Chelsea Hawkinson
What are some steps that migrant workers can take to protect themselves from a potentially exploitative labor market? What steps can employers in an informal labor market take in order to make themselves and their business as transparent as possible? ]]> 2018-04-18 07:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/252877160 https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/254662312 Cheng Peng - According to the ABC News, lots of young people have faced discrimination within Australia, even if themselves do not feel the treatments or conversation they are using or facing are discriminating. Indeed, from my experiences, racial-based discrimination seems much more pervasive in Australia than in Canada. Why do minorities in Australia face more discrimination? Are there something wrong with the Australian integration policies or political propaganda? If so, what are they? How can Australian government resolve this problem? Or the Australian government is clearly aware of this situation but does not want to have genuine integration? ]]> 2018-04-24 02:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/254662312 hconngleton https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255090812 Hugh Congleton 790222

Why, beyond the reason of geography, is there a higher percentage of Muslim refugees in Europe as opposed to the less-pronounced percentage of Muslims that make up the total refugee populations in the US/Canada/Australia? ]]> 2018-04-25 04:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255090812 https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255204715 Is the existence of the cash-in-hand economy a benefit or detriment to those involved? Consider that those working in such an economy are paid below what their work is worth in a manner this is exploitative and arguably illegal. On the other hand, low-wage work done in an informal manner holds a very low barrier to entry, for migrants and native-born Australians, and government intervention may not improve wages but eliminate the informal market altogether. - Matthew Bennett]]> 2018-04-25 13:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255204715 https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255530016 Although Li touches on the limited English language skills of ethnic chinese immigrants in Australia, to what extent can a host country expect the economic and social integration of arriving immigrants if the native language of the host country is not spoken fluently? Does the host nation set up certain groups of immigrants to fail if it does not provide or select for the proficiency in its native or dominant language?

Edward Stott
]]> 2018-04-26 07:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255530016 https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255543401 Interestingly, many Western countries including Australia have been accused of racist laws, attitudes and dominant cultures - can this be the case whilst indexes illustrate strong multicultural policies? Does this matter? Or could there be a local rejection and hesitation towards these policies in the wider community?

Edward Stott]]> 2018-04-26 08:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255543401 misidro https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255555613 In Li’s paper, the attention is focused on ‘Chinese’ employers exploiting Chinese students. How can we make Chinese students more attractive to fairer employers? For example could policy support English language courses for these employees?
Martin Isidro]]> 2018-04-26 09:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255555613 https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255578175 How does Australia’s multiculturalism inform our national identity? What are the advantages and disadvantages of multiculturalism in Australia? MIKI]]> 2018-04-26 11:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255578175 ttelipko https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255664567 What are the benefits of multiculturalism and are there any downfalls coming within?
What policies example is targeted at cultural diversity within Australia/other countries?
Is it righteous that immigrants must know English (on a decent level) living in English-speaking countries? Is it mandatory or should it be so?
If Australia is a "British descendant", is that so that its "primary culture" is British and it should be superior in comparison with other immigrant cultures existing in Australia? Should there be special programs targeted at Austrlians, informing them about key concepts about other cultures (e. g. media influence)? What are the ways to integrate migrants better (e. g. Muslims in labour and education)?
Which immigrants groups are defined as disadvantaged?
Is it ethical and correct support some cultural groups of immigrant and exclude the others by doing so?
What makes countries to move away from multiculturalism (e. g. Denmark, the Netherlands)?

- Irina Telipko]]> 2018-04-26 14:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255664567 csyddall https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255683665 Connor Syddall - 992118 ]]> 2018-04-26 15:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255683665 csyddall https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255687573 Connor Syddall - 992118

How can we promote multicultural diversity through migration while also reducing racial discrimination? Will it always be a contentious issue?

Does ensuring sociocultural integration remove the stigma often attached to migrants from particular backgrounds?

Is Australia's successful multiculturalism partially due to racist undertones, that is detention centres and detailed naturalisation procedures?

Are Australian's unaccepting of different cultures? Is it okay to denounce the cultures Australian's are not familiar with, to make citizens feel more comfortable?]]> 2018-04-26 15:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255687573 https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255826971 Discussion Questions Week 8

Have you ever seen or experienced any discrimination or racism in Australia? To what extent casual racism exists around you?

Why the Australian government does not/cannot expose cash-in-hand jobs before migrants complain?

Discuss the differences between skilled migrants’ integration and humanitarian migrants’ integration in Australia.

Ayumi Kamijo

]]> 2018-04-26 20:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255826971 https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255828125 Annisa Amalia

1. Are cultural differences and failure to adapt to Australian context the main barriers to local integration among migrants?

2. Does racial discrimination link to ethnic-based exploitation in labor market?]]> 2018-04-26 20:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255828125 https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255853518 Stephanie Kilpatrick

1. Is Multiculturalism just a form of forced assimilation? Is it a version of tolerance rather than acceptance? What alternative would there to multiculturalism that is still welcoming of migrants?

2. In what ways does co-ethinc exploitation inform national policies on migration? In particularly, referring to previous weeks readings, how would co-ethnic exploitation fit into marxist, world theory, realist etc theories of migration? ]]> 2018-04-26 23:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255853518 https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255856164 How do shared language and common ethnic values help in job search processes and lower the costs of immigration?

What is the nature of the ‘cash economy’ with reference to Australia?

What are implementations the Australian government can initiate in order to combat language barriers for new migrants?

What is the general consensus regarding the literature surrounding multicultural policies?

How can these policies be utilised to become more effective?

Are there any threats or benefits from having official state churches, like the UK, Norway, Sweden etc? What are they?

- Michael N.

]]> 2018-04-26 23:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255856164 https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255858646 Questions for Discussion (Priya)
1. Does co-ethnic exploitation strengthen norms of exploitation in particular communities? How can cross-body cooperation (involving the government) and regulation be heightened to prevent this problem?

2. In order to promote multiculturalism in societies, should countries invest more on selective immigration policies or policies that ensure the rights of minority groups?

]]> 2018-04-26 23:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255858646 SOCI90010 https://padlet.com/SOCI90010/Week8_Qs/wish/255893000 "Are there some immigrant groups that integrate into certain societies better than others?"

"Will there be more amended definitions of multiculturalism in the future?"

Sincerest apologies for the delay!

Hugh Binks

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