Singapore is one of the most economically prosperous country in the South East Asia region. There has been a influx of foreigners in the country in recent years. I think the foreigners bring about a positive impact in the economical area‚ however in other areas such as social and environmental area‚ foreigners may bring about a negative impact instead. Migrants bring about a positive impact in the economical aspect of Singapore. They provide for much cheap labour. Manual work and low status
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lets in thousands‚ nearly millions‚ of immigrants each year. In fact‚ approximately 3‚687‚564 foreigners arrived in our country between the years 1891 and 1900. The United States’ biggest cities‚ including New York City and Los Angeles‚ have grown from international ports to diverse metropolises that hold hundreds of cultures. There have been several acts put in place by the government to control the influx of immigrants. People looking forward to coming to the United States to escape religious prosecution
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There has been growing concern with nation and identity amongst Singaporeans since the influx of foreigners triggered social tension in our multi-ethnic society due to sentiments over differences in nationalities and cultures between Singaporeans and foreigners. Alongside the perception that foreigners are taking away job opportunities from Singaporeans‚ a sense of displacement has been strongly expressed amongst the local populace‚ exemplifying Singaporeans’ quest for identity and sense of rootedness
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Employment – Exploring how Globalisation has led to an influx of immigrant workers and its impact on Singapore Globalisation describes the increased flow of goods‚ services‚ capital‚ labour‚ technology‚ ideas and information across national boundaries. Local‚ national‚ regional and global elements are connected‚ resulting in a cross-influencing and an inter-dependent world. I will be focusing on the aspect of the flow of labour‚ and exploring the impact it has made on Singapore. In light of
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in terms of the quality of its manpower and its status in the world as one of the faster advancing economic hubs. As a country with limited natural resources‚ its only resource is that of human resource. The issues of ageing population‚ the influx of foreigners and decreasing competitiveness in its people are the greatest challenges Singapore will face in the next ten years that will put the advantages it has over other nations at stake. Singapore has been experiencing a rapid decline in birth rates
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Social and International Studies‚ G30 program Introduction The rapid increase in the number of immigrants to Japan during the Heisei era has raised anxieties among Japanese about the future of their country‚ national identity‚ and how to manage the influx. There is a muted public discourse about this politically sensitive subject against the backdrop that it has been examined as a rapidly aging society and a declining workforce tasked with supporting soaring outlays for retires’ pensions and medical
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earnings. Tourism is the fourth-largest income earner for Indonesia at around US 5.5 billion (2003). Tourism is very labour intensive‚ with the influx of tourists more services are required thus leading to more creation of jobs‚ even though it increases job opportunities and higher paying jobs‚ the negative aspect of it is that most high earning jobs go to foreigners and most locals are given low paying jobs. Infrastructure is another aspect which is influenced by tourism. With increasing population
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Prominent in the 1930s until the beginning of World War II‚ the Great Depression was responsible for a mass unemployment. At the same time‚ the United States also encountered a much larger influx of people migrating from Asia; the biggest group being Chinese‚ Japanese‚ and Filipino. The second wave of this migration was in part due to the liberation of the Philippines from Spanish colonization and the start of a period when the Philippines became a part of U.S. territory. This then allowed Filipinos
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is directed towards the foreigner‚ the ’other’‚ who expresses his difference through his unexpected‚ unforeseen and chance presence. This presence carries uncertain consequences. If the other is not integrated according to the rule of inclusion‚ if he does not become ’one of us’‚ he runs the risk of existing as a foreigner and hence‚ of being identified as an enemy . What emerges here is a process whereby‚ on the one hand‚ an apparatus is developed to remove the foreigner by labelling him an enemy
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Athenians didn’t mind the influx of foreigners. Pericles asserts that civilians “throw open our city to the world” and “never … excludes immigrants from any opportunity of learning and observing” (pg. 38). Despite all the war going on between the Athenians and Spartans‚ their doors were still open. Their neighbors would be dubious of having foreigners in their land. The Athenians are in favor of spreading Athenian culture to other groups
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