Write an essay about illegal immigration to the United States. Include information about their modes of entry, their effect on the economy, issues surrounding deportations, and public opinion.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. About 11 million illegal immigrants (a decline since the recession)
2. More than half of illegal immigrants live in just six states
3. About half are from Mexico, and most of the other half come from Central America or Asia.
4. Almost half are overstayers
5. Just over half enter illegally; use coyotes
6. It is not clear exactly what effect illegal residents have on the U.S. economy; they may take some jobs away from native-born residents, but they also perform functions that citizens are reluctant to do; they pay taxes which may offset costs like education and health care
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Discuss two aspects describing the process by which religion has undergone globalization. When did religion begin to undergo globalization?
What will be an ideal response?
Unlike others who believed that values could not be separated from the research process, German social scientist __________ emphasized that sociology should be value free—conducted in a scientific manner to exclude the researcher's personal values and economic interests
a. Emile Durkheim b. Max Weber c. Karl Marx d. Herbert Spencer
______ is the term given to the view that maintaining the earth's natural systems should take precedence over human needs, that nature has a value independent of human existence
a. Environmentalism b. Deep ecology c. Religious environmentalism d. Environmental modification
Which of the following best describes affirmative action?
A. It prohibits educational discrimination based on gender. B. It guarantees equal rights for all students. C. It increases minority populations in colleges and universities. D. It decreases racial minorities in colleges and universities.