The attacks of September 11, 2001, facilitated by easy entry and lax immigration controls, cast into bold relief the importance and contradictions of U.S. immigration policy. Will we have to restrict immigration for fear of future terrorist attacks? On a broader scale, can the country's sense of national identity be maintained in the face of the cultural diversity that today's immigrants bring? How will the resulting demographic, social, and economic changes affect U.S. residents? As the debate about immigration policy heats up, it has become more critical than ever to examine immigration's role in our society. With a comprehensive social scientific assessment of immigration over the past thirty years, America's Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity provides the clearest picture to date of how immigration has actually affected the United States, while refuting common misconceptions and predicting how it might affect us in the future.
Frank Bean and Gillian Stevens show how, on the whole, immigration has been beneficial for the United States. Although about one million immigrants arrive each year, the job market has expanded sufficiently to absorb them without driving down wages significantly or preventing the native-born population from finding jobs. Immigration has not led to welfare dependency among immigrants, nor does evidence indicate that welfare is a magnet for immigrants. With the exception of unauthorized Mexican and Central American immigrants, studies show that most other immigrant groups have attained sufficient earnings and job mobility to move into the economic mainstream. Many Asian and Latino immigrants have established ethnic networks while maintaining their native cultural practices in the pursuit of that goal. While this phenomenon has led many people to believe that today's immigrants are slow to enter mainstream society, Bean and Stevens show that intermarriage and English language proficiency among these groups are just as high—if not higher—as among prior waves of European immigrants. America's Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity concludes by showing that the increased racial and ethnic diversity caused by immigration may be helping to blur the racial divide in the United States, transforming the country from a biracial to multi-ethnic and multi-racial society. Replacing myth with fact, America's Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity contains a wealth of information and belongs on the bookshelves of policymakers, pundits, scholars, students, and anyone who is concerned about the changing face of the United States. A Volume in the American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology

America's Newcomers and the Dynamics of Diversity (American Sociological Association's Rose Series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Bean, Frank D.

Stevens, Gillian

Social Sciences

Russell Sage Foundation

"Loved it right from the first page! The interviews and stories are woven in with inspirational quotes, practical and easy steps to take towards self care, resources and a powerful message." "This is indeed the wisdom of many books condensed into one very valuable resource." You, the helper, who went into your profession with the best of intentions and wanting to make a difference for those you help and for the world...how's it working for you? As we are realizing, in these times, we need to prioritize our wellbeing and take responsibilty for our health and happiness, regardless of our job or profession. This book is must read if you are a helper, and honestly we are all helpers, as parents, caregivers, serving others in our jobs, and those whose profession is helping (medical personnel, EMT's, ministers, teachers, lawyers, vets, social workers, and the list goes on and on). We work hard putting others' needs first and have little time and energy to spend on meeting our own needs and to take care of ourselves. Most of us are the "the hurried and harried" and feel stuck, overwhelmed and exhausted with many life responsibilities leaving no time and energy to foucs on the pursuit of our dreams. Gillian Stevens was a teacher/ guidance counsellor, passionate about her career and a single mom who tried to achieve work-life balance. Her own life experience as a 'helper' struggling to find time for the necessary self care prompted her to write this book. She interviewed helpers from a variety of positions and professions and found consistently that helpers: didn't make their health a priority, hadn't been forewarned about the potential for burnout, compassion fatigue and PTSD and lacked the resources to manage and meet the ever increasing demands of their jobs. Even though they knew they needed to practice self care, it didn't happen. Explore, Transform, Flourish provides a process for life transformation, using real life stories from helping professionals that inspire and prompt you to take the first step - putting yourself first by slowing down enough to explore what you need! This practical guide introduces the eight step FLOURISH process and provides strategies, tools and resources that encourage you to prioritize your life. Self care is not an add on to an already full day! Prioritzing personal wellbeing is a choice and when you're healthier and happier you improve your life and encourage others to do the same. It's time to flip the paradigm, from illness to wellness. After all how has this been working for us? By taking care of 'you first', you make a difference in the lives of those you help AND live the flourishing life you deserve? Are you ready? If you are, this book is for YOU!

Explore, Transform, Flourish: Support and Hope for Those Who Help Others: How Professionals Keep It Together

Business & Money

Business Culture

Black Card Books

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