(Due Sun Mar. 12) Submit as a post under Discussions.
Draft an immigration theory paper on (a) the origins of migration, or (b) the uses of manual immigrant labor.
For (a) you may reflect on (i) push-pull factors, (ii) macro- and micro-economic theories, (iii) world-system and dependency theories, and/or (iv) “new economics” of migration theory.
For (b) you may reflect on the (i) economic demand for low-wage workers, (ii) colonized minority and maintenance of racial hierarchy, (iii) split-labor market to undermine worker solidarity, and/or (iv) the dual labor or “hour-glass” economy of giant corporations and smaller companies.
You may compare or contrast two or more theories, or explain why one theory offers the best explaination.
Your paper should be around 750 hundred words with a maximum length of 3 pages. Use the following reading as reference:
Portes & Rumbaut Chap 2.
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