"For the first time, the influx of Asians moving to the U.S. has surpassed that of Hispanics, reflecting a slowdown in illegal immigration while American employers increase their demand for high-skilled workers.
An expansive study by the Pew Research Center details what it describes as 'the rise of Asian-Americans,' a highly diverse and fast-growing group making up nearly 6 percent of the U.S. population. Mostly foreign-born and naturalized citizens, their numbers have been boosted by increases in visas granted to specialized workers and to wealthy investors as the U.S. economy becomes driven less by manufacturing and more by technology...".
My own thoughts: I haven't looked into the numbers, but I can't help the feeling that maybe the title is a bit fallacious. My personal judgement is that illegal immigrants coming from South America would probably still outnumber legal or illegal Asian immigration into the U.S. If anyone knows better, share your knowledge.
Update: Thanks given to smarty pants for providing a link to the Pew Research data.
Lol, seems like a very racist headline "Less hispanics, less illegal immigrants, american jobs require more asians for skillful jobs" is what I read into it...
That being said, who really cares? Whether it be Whites/hispanics/blacks/asians, all the same imo so whichever has a higher influx is whatever. If anything comes from this article, it is kind of saying that Americans can't work at the high-skilled job (america is getting dumber) so they are hiring more foreigners (note Neil Degrasse talks about this many times, how the education system is crippling America's ability to compete)
On June 21 2012 07:42 NB wrote: oh hey.... there are people who can do math in your country now
I always wonder how people get away with calling our country stupid when have virtually all of the highest level college institutions.
we have both sides of the coin in that regard
why are public schooling standards so low? all of those exams designed to test proficiency in any subject throughout school are what is considered to be the bare minimum requirements by the country or state
I always wonder how people get away with calling our country stupid when have virtually all of the highest level college institutions.
Ignorance.
I don't think you understand what intelligence is... That's like saying "we have the best hockey team because we have the best rinks in the world"
America's education system is on a rapid decline, and the average PhD coming out is most certaintly not American... Nor is it Canadian, the entire West's education system is crumbling fast.
So basically, it's not getting away with anything, America is on an intellect level, not nearly as superior as the Asian countries, and following most 1st world nations also.
Furthermore, the University's are privately funded properties... If it they were located in Bosnia I wouldn't simply say "Bosnia so smart", the history of the matter is that in the 20th century, America had the brightest students in the world so the universities built there, but following so many educational reforms, it's not on the very low end scale.
On June 21 2012 07:42 NB wrote: oh hey.... there are people who can do math in your country now
I always wonder how people get away with calling our country stupid when have virtually all of the highest level college institutions.
Because of Bill O´Reilly, Sarah Palin and other people with power in media and politics. Who cares about the real questions when it's so much more fun to watch Jersey Shore and conclude "Americans...".
On June 21 2012 07:42 NB wrote: oh hey.... there are people who can do math in your country now
I always wonder how people get away with calling our country stupid when have virtually all of the highest level college institutions.
we have both sides of the coin in that regard
why are public schooling standards so low? all of those exams designed to test proficiency in any subject throughout school are what is considered to be the bare minimum requirements by the country or state
The U.S.A lets their stupid kids get an education, whereas in most asian or european countries they ship the dumb/less motivated ones off to vocational schools etc... In some places they even have to take entrance exams to get into high school. So naturally the United States will have lower test scores when they measure performance in these subjects, as the pool of students is much more diverse ability-wise.
On June 21 2012 07:39 NeMeSiS3 wrote: Lol, seems like a very racist headline "Less hispanics, less illegal immigrants, american jobs require more asians for skillful jobs" is what I read into it...
That being said, who really cares? Whether it be Whites/hispanics/blacks/asians, all the same imo so whichever has a higher influx is whatever. If anything comes from this article, it is kind of saying that Americans can't work at the high-skilled job (america is getting dumber) so they are hiring more foreigners (note Neil Degrasse talks about this many times, how the education system is crippling America's ability to compete)
What do you mean who really cares? I can't believe this would be a surprise to you, but the racial make-up and demographic representation of incoming/recent immigrants is of immense importance in the US, be it politically, economically, or socially. The burgeoning Asian-American population is already having an impact on higher ed and the cultural sensibilities of admissions boards for colleges. Common ports of entry for Asian immigrants will see increased population growth, both short and long term, so there will certainly be regional and local effects, as there already have been. The interpretations of what this new fact means are varied and difficult to pin down, but I assure you people care.
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