Although I'm not studying abroad, it was useful to learn about economies around the world. Choosing a specific country allowed me to put a market, other than the one in the US, into perspective. Not only was the focus on the specific country we had chosen, but also how the markets around the world work together. Supply and demand, GDP, and arbitrage were a few of many topics we learned that are applicable in understanding how the world market works.
I'm more interested in learning about immigration. Although my group did our presentation on immigration, there is still so much more to learn about it. The news covers a lot of illegal immigration in the US, but it would be interesting to learn measures taken to control it in other countries (military or border control). Then question arise regarding expatriates: Is their life better now? Did they move to another country willingly? Were they forced to move for work reasons?
I would highly recommend this class to any student, whether they are studying abroad or staying at K. Yes, it is very useful to study your study abroad country in depth before right before you travel there, but as a student that is not studying abroad, it was interesting to simply learn about what goes on in the world. Once your country is chosen, you will learn economic and cultural aspects of a country other than the one you're familiar with.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Mexico City Gives Immigrant Children a Second Chance
5/30/2013
Article by: Manuel Rueda
Immigration to the US from Mexico is very common now-a-days. Unfortunately, there is a somewhat high chance of that immigrant being illegal. Once found illegally and asked to leave the country, Mexicans are faced with multiple problems when they return to their country. The article explains the story of Reyna Rodriguez who was told to return to Mexico, but had two US born sons to bring with her. Upon their return, she was faced with issues including a smaller house with several other relatives, no job, and difficulty giving her children basic things, like an education or healthcare.
Mexico City has been started a program to help it become more immigrant friendly. It aims to integrate the immigrants into society with education and work. It also aids foreign born children of those deported in receiving Mexican citizenship. Since it launched in 2007, the program has helped over 600 foreign born children receive citizenship. An issue with this program is that it remains in Mexico City. A majority of illegal immigrants from Mexico return to their hometown, not Mexico City.
In class, we only touched on immigration. My group presentation, however, is on immigration so it was easy to relate this article to what I've learned from the presentation. Our presentation focuses on reasons why people immigrate and where they immigrate to. It was clear to Rodriguez had immigrated for more opportunity in the US. It was interesting however to learn of the issues immigrants encounter when deported.
It great to hear that the program in Mexico City has been increasingly helpful to those who return and have trouble getting on their feet. It may be helpful, however, to spread the program to areas in which more immigrants return to. Though it is the powerhouse of Mexico, not many immigrants that are deported return to Mexico City.
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/mexico-city-immigrant-children-chance/story?id=19262545#.Ua4b4OD5g21
Article by: Manuel Rueda
Immigration to the US from Mexico is very common now-a-days. Unfortunately, there is a somewhat high chance of that immigrant being illegal. Once found illegally and asked to leave the country, Mexicans are faced with multiple problems when they return to their country. The article explains the story of Reyna Rodriguez who was told to return to Mexico, but had two US born sons to bring with her. Upon their return, she was faced with issues including a smaller house with several other relatives, no job, and difficulty giving her children basic things, like an education or healthcare.
Mexico City has been started a program to help it become more immigrant friendly. It aims to integrate the immigrants into society with education and work. It also aids foreign born children of those deported in receiving Mexican citizenship. Since it launched in 2007, the program has helped over 600 foreign born children receive citizenship. An issue with this program is that it remains in Mexico City. A majority of illegal immigrants from Mexico return to their hometown, not Mexico City.
In class, we only touched on immigration. My group presentation, however, is on immigration so it was easy to relate this article to what I've learned from the presentation. Our presentation focuses on reasons why people immigrate and where they immigrate to. It was clear to Rodriguez had immigrated for more opportunity in the US. It was interesting however to learn of the issues immigrants encounter when deported.
It great to hear that the program in Mexico City has been increasingly helpful to those who return and have trouble getting on their feet. It may be helpful, however, to spread the program to areas in which more immigrants return to. Though it is the powerhouse of Mexico, not many immigrants that are deported return to Mexico City.
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/mexico-city-immigrant-children-chance/story?id=19262545#.Ua4b4OD5g21
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