hi everybody,
i was looking at a report from public agenda.
as the events in the world’s & specifically with the Muslim states and nations and individuals, unfold, we need to look at our selves, as immigrants, as citizens or legal residents in this adapted country - America & see ‘how are we taken’?
we need to ask questions to ourselves, unless we are not born in these countries, unless, we are not equal and perceived as equal in citizenship, in being a neighbor, a hard working, honest, law abiding citizen and professional, a co worker, and a friend…
then, who are we?
we must gain insight into making ourselves aware of the realities, and deal with them face to face, regarding the value, the position, and the characteristic paintbrush statement of negative attributes that is ascribed to immigrant individuals as people who are considered burdensome for this economy, criminals, un-civil shabby dwellers, & the uneducated inflow of immigrants that has sprawled out of its leap.
look at the report’s brief summary below.
& let’s hear us all out on this.
chime!
dushi
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Public Agenda Alert – Oct. 12, 2006
- Behind the Headlines: U.S. Population Set to Hit 300 Million
http://www.publicagenda.org
============================================== - U.S. Population Set to Hit 300 Million
Sometime next Tuesday, the U.S. population will
surpass 300 million, according to U.S. Census Bureau
estimates. The growing population, fueled largely
by immigrants and their children, has implications
for the economy and the social and political climate.
Immigrants, legal and illegal, account for about 40
percent of population growth.
The public is quite conflicted on the impact of
immigration and many hold positive and negative
attitudes about legal immigration simultaneously.
Six in 10 Americans say immigration is a good thing
for the U.S., and half of Americans say immigrants
contribute to the country rather than cause problems.
Yet, half of the public says there are too many
immigrants in the U.S. Four in 10 Americans say
immigrants improve food, music and the arts in the
U.S., but pluralities say they negatively affect
the economy, taxes and crime. People are also divided
on whether immigrants become productive citizens or
if they cost taxpayers too much by using government services.
But what do immigrants think about life in the United States?
When Public Agenda surveyed immigrants in our “Now That I’m Here” study,
we found an overwhelming majority committed to working hard
and staying off government assistance. Almost nine in 10 say
it’s extremely important for immigrants to learn English
and their views on bilingual education are similar to
the general public.
But six in 10 say there is at least some anti-immigrant
discrimination in the U.S. Three in 10 say they have personally
experienced discrimination.
Find out more Behind the Headlines:
http://www.publicagenda.org/headlines/headlines_blog.cfm
Download a copy of “Now That I’m Here: What America’s Immigrants
Have to Say About Life in the U.S. Today”
http://publicagenda.org/research/research_reports_details.cfm?list=12
Visit our issue guide on Immigration:
http://publicagenda.org/issues/frontdoor.cfm?issue_type=immigration
Read the Census Bureau statement:
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/007616.html
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also, look at this related article at cbs.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/10/national/main2077245.shtml