Immigration is usually carried out with the intention of improving the quality of life.
Immigration is the action and effect of immigrating . This term refers to the person who arrives in another country to reside there, generally for economic, political or academic reasons. In other words, among the objectives most commonly pursued by those who leave their country to settle in a foreign one are the intention to get a better job , to escape persecution in their homeland or to study at a school or university in prestige.
The complementary concept of immigration is emigration ; Both can be applied to the same situation, although from a different perspective . When a subject is an immigrant, he or she must necessarily have been an immigrant in the first place. For example: If Richard leaves the United States to settle in Chile , he is an emigrant to the United States and an immigrant to Chile .
Immigration throughout history
Migratory processes have existed throughout much of human history. It should be noted that they tend to be especially numerous in countries that are going through times of crisis , since a significant portion of their inhabitants seek to move to another country in search of a better quality of life. Currently, globalization is a social phenomenon that facilitates immigration, thanks to the development of means of transportation and the liberalization of borders.
Immigration, in any case, is usually criticized by certain social sectors of the host country. There are those who find immigrants responsible for economic and social problems, although statistics show that these people contribute, with their work and contributions, more resources than they consume. This does not prevent, however, many immigrants from suffering discrimination .
Globalization favors immigration.
Discrimination
Contempt for immigrants represents a very serious problem that often goes unnoticed, given that in many countries it is part of the cultural heritage that survives generation after generation. This is a very particular and selective phenomenon: a goalkeeper does not receive the same degree of discrimination as a doctor, even if both come from the same foreign country. This does not mean, on the other hand, that when "the moment of truth" comes, the second is considered a peer of any individual in his new land, regardless of social class or intellectual level.
Needless to say, this does not always happen, but rather occurs in people with profound cultural poverty , without the necessary tools to analyze reality for themselves and draw their own conclusions. However, when talking about contempt, it is always interesting to observe the reactions of apparently tolerant people in moments of anger ; It is during an attack of rage that human beings let out those ideas that we try to hide in the back of our minds.
Regardless of how genuine we believe our feelings are, we constantly fight against ideas that are rooted deep within us; Our roots are often filled with principles that we do not agree with, but that continue with us for the rest of our lives, like a pair of old shoes that we dare not throw away, but that we would never wear. In that dark corner is the hatred that we claim not to feel and, in the midst of a strong argument, it can be expressed and cause deep disappointment and irreparable damage to someone who trusts us.
On the other hand, immigration has been responsible for the enrichment of various nations throughout history. Today, this phenomenon extends to the entire world, thanks to advances in communication, which allow us to learn from the experiences of brave individuals who leave behind their country, their customs , their friends and family to start again. new.