Somalian Refugees

Minnesota has a long history of welcoming immigrants. The motive why earlier European immigrants immigrated to Minnesota was primarily economic in nature. For example, “The opening of Minnesota to white settlement coincided with peak immigration years for Germans seeking farms and jobs in America.” Norwegians also came to Minnesota due to “wrenching economic changes.” Another motivation that Germans and Scandinavians forced to settle in Minnesota was the lure of free land. Unlike, those earlier immigrants, the Somalis are quite different. For example, the first wave of immigrants came here legally under the aegis of refugee resettlement of agencies. Somalis did not immigrate to Minnesota to seek free land, but they came to this

As Tierney said, he went on to teach at Harvard and Yale, so you know that he has to be truly gifted at what he does. The University of Maine law school missed a great professor and possibly one that could have changed the schools low ranking. The final thing that I found interesting in Tierney’s presentation was his fact on Minneapolis. Minneapolis has the largest Somali population in the United States. I associate Somalia with being warm, so it is interesting that Minneapolis is where the greatest population of Somalis is. As Tierney said though, Minneapolis had a come on in sign and let the Somali people come in with no hassle. It is to bad that Maine did not try to push harder to get more Somali immigrants, it certainly could have done good. Maine people just do not seem welcoming though. I can remember from my high school basketball days, we would always have a couple players from around the world and that created great tension. Many of the opposing teams fans would begin chanting U.S.A. and bring in American flags to wave. There also were a lot of racial slurs that were just utterly disgraceful. It is a shame that many of the people in Maine hate change. I consider myself a conservative and personally I say come on in, we could use the help. So as long as you work or at least try to find a job then there should be a place in this state for you.

These platforms dehumanize immigrants, abandoning their needs and contributing to the “ghetto-ization” of their communities. This means that they are continuously left with the “worst housing in the worst neighborhoods” as local policymakers fail to facilitate their economic and political integration (Sandercock 18). Somalis original came to Lewiston because they benefited from what the community had to offer, but an increasingly hostile environment has left them feeling unwelcome. Maine is coping with a rapidly dwindling population, meaning that the state will be unable to sustain it’s workforce as young people leave the state for opportunities elsewhere (Gibney). But here is where refugees could be saviors, as statistics show that Somali’s are eager to get jobs and enter the workforce in Maine. Evidently, the Somali community has a higher graduation rate then native students, with the majority attending Maine’s colleges to get degrees to become teachers, doctors, engineers (Galofaro). But as Maine’s politicians continuously fail to address racial tensions, our state faces the “worst of both worlds: expending resources to house and educate refugee newcomers, only to see the next generation leave in search of a more welcoming environment”

America is a great place. It is filled with hope, dreams, love, and success. Immigrant families choose to come over to America because of those reasons. These families have the American Dream in mind. One particular group that comes to the United States is the Somali Refugees. The Somali Refugees see America as their second chance and lucky them, America is able to give it to them. There is one problem though. Many Americans are not willing to contribute or agree to help the Somali Refugee population. Somali Refugees go through a lot all because of their culture and Americans should help them feel welcomed and wanted here.

Imagine being dropped off in a foreign place where you have never been before or even heard of. You have been dropped off with nothing but the clothes on your back and barely speak a word of the language that is spoken there. This is how the Nuer feel when then go to the United States from Sudan for more freedom. Sure the United States may have more opportunities for a better life than Sudan, but it comes with a lot of life-changing events and challenges that the Nuer must face daily. In Nuer Journeys Nuer Lives, Jon Holtzman discusses the challenges the Nuer face and how they overcome them once they have been kicked out of their homes and immigrate to Minnesota in the United States.

writing skills, they are at risk of losing their life and the future they are

No force has had a greater impact on modern nations and their cultures than imperialism. Imperialism is a policy of extending a nation’s rule over foreign areas by acquiring and holding colonies. During the nineteenth century in particular, imperialism became a trend among wealthy European nations such as Great Britain, France, and Italy, as countries competed to gain resources and expand their empires. In enforcing these policies, imperial powers spread numerous effects over the span of the globe. The question is, were the effects of imperialism beneficial or detrimental to the colonized nations? For the nation of Somalia, it is clear that imperialism was nothing but a perversion of

Located on the Horn of Africa, Somalia is a small country colonized in the late 1880s by Britain, Italy and France. In the 1960s, Somalia gained its independence but remained a very unstable place. In 1969, a group overthrew the government and Mohammed Siad Barre, the general of the group, became Somalia’s president and dictator until 1991.

The one story that opened my eyes was ali because she came to America and figured out how to speak. The immigrants were very scared to come to America. They had to learn a lot of things to come here. They had to get an education. They also need money to pay to get the education so they have to work for the money.

In this article Michael Shear explains how Washington face amount of pressure to respond to the migrant crises across Europeans by resettling more Syrians in the United State. The Germany leader appealed to other European countries to take a fair share of migrants. He also mentioned the limits USA put on migrants that come to United State. The United States Committee for refugee has urged president Obama to open American borders to 100,000 Syrians in the next year. He emphasized rescuing people who need the most. Some of the leaders of Europe disagree accepting migrants annually. Germany president said he would accept 500,000 migrants annually while Sweden leader couldn’t agree more. The Danish government advertised if they resettle migrants,

Not a lot of people think this but immigrants help the community in a positive way. Immigrants can bring over food, cultures, holidays and much more. I read a story about a kid named Karim and he helps the US by teaching people about his culture and that immigrants aren't all bad people. Karim helps his home country Somalia because he and his dad sends remittances back to their family and some of the money goes to the government. Some of the pull factors that caused him to come to the US are that he wanted a good education and he wanted to work for his dad in the shop that they own. One of the push factors that caused him to leave is that there is a civil war going on in Somalia. I learned that approximately 100,000 Somali born people lived

The decision on whether to deny or accept the entry of refugees into America has been a controversial issue in today’s current events. Many American citizens have resolved to heated conflicts when expressing their differing opinions on whether the refugee policy should be revised or not. Refugees should be welcomed into America with open arms, but there must be a limit on the number of these refugees seeking asylum that can enter the country in order to save the economy.

When talking about all the horrifying incidents she never froze or delayed her answers. When I asked her about a memorable moment during her experience she said, “I remember walking for days and on one of the days I came across a rabbit, I was really excited to play with it because I was the youngest and had noone to play with” (Guled). I could see the innocence in Kadra face, because she was smiling as she was talking about it. A gruesome massacre leaves your country shattered and misplaced and all she could remember was a rabbit. I think that is hope for her country that no matter what they’ve been through there is hope.

Most immigrants usually fill essential service jobs in the economy, which are vacant. Unfortunately, like new immigrants throughout U.S. history, “they experience conditions that are

After learning about the Somali refugee settlement in Minnesota, I believe one challenge human service professionals may face is getting the Somali people acclimated to life in the U.S., especially getting the children enrolled in school. The Somalis Minnesota story tracks to 1991, when civil war broke out in Somalia. Millions fled to refugee camps, many in Kenya. Two years later, the first wave of Somali refugees were sent to Minnesota (DeRusha, 2011). With the time that these families were in refugee camps in Kenya, it is highly unlikely that education was pursued at this time. Our education system in the U.S. is based upon age. A child’s age determines what grade they go into. Well, the Somali children may be old enough for a certain