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Immigrant
* Many immigrants are converts of missionary work in other countries
  - create job opportunities by starting companies and investing capital
  - work in low level service jobs, where advancement is difficult
* Most immigrants arrive in the United States in the prime of their working years
  - leave their countries in the hope of one day to return to their countries
  - live on welfare
  - move when they are young adults
* Some immigrants are undocumented, and are afraid of being jailed or deported.
* also bring a wealth of cultural diversity to our society
  - have their share of accidents and criminal problems
* are a foundation of the American workforce
  - among the fastest growing population of children in American schools
* are disproportionately part of the uninsured population
  - the targets of crime
  - entrepreneurs
  - hard workers, almost by definition
* are individuals who have moved from one country to another
  - intend to remain permanently in the United States
  - only immigrants on their side of the border
* are people who have left their homes in one country to live in another
* are people who intend to or end up staying in South Africa permanently
  - stay or end up staying in South Africa permanently
  - leave their homeland to live in another country
  - want the best out of life
  - people, mostly poor, with families and needs
  - persons admitted as permanent residents of the United States
* can adversely affect the wage distribution by raising the number of low-wage workers
  - also be victims of racism
* contribute to society, and there is no question that they contribute to California
  - the American economy
* create jobs by being consumers.
* fuel our economy by investing in businesses and in neighborhoods.
* generally create job opportunities for others.
* increase the demand for goods and services, which leads to job creation
  - total size of the economy
  - unemployment and reduce wages
* make an economic contribution to the U.S. economy.
* represent an important and growing segment of the American workforce.
* tend to be young adults who come seeking economic opportunity
  - move when they are young and near the start of their work lives
* typically arrive when they are young and healthy
  - migrate to the United States to escape unbearable poverty
* work for less money, reducing the wages of other workers.
+ Central Valley, Population and economy, Economy and agriculture
  * Except for the city of Sacramento, where the focus is on the government, the rest is mostly agricultural. Immigrants provide a large amount of the work done in farms in the Central Valley.
+ Immigration, Difficulty of immigration
  * Travelling can also be very expensive. Many immigrants have to use all their money to pay fees or plane tickets.
  * Once immigrants arrive in the new countries, they can face many difficulties. They may be have get a job, find a house, and learn a new language. Immigrants can also be victims of racism.
+ Norway, Ethnicity: Nordic countries :: Current monarchies
  * They mostly live in and around Oslo, and in the other big cities. Many immigrants come from nearby countries, like Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland and Russia. There are also many from countries far away, such as Pakistan, Somalia, Iraq and Vietnam.

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Asian immigrant
* are also potential first-rate homebuyers.
* have lower institutionalization rates than white non-Hispanic immigrants.
* tend to enter the United States through either California or New York.

Indian immigrant
* represent America's most successful immigrant group.
* tend to be highly educated.

Korean immigrant
* continue to arrive in the United States.
* form one of the fastest-growing Asian subpopulations in the country.