Tuesday, March 2, 2010

ok

Some foreigners here are retired or semi-retired, like I am, doing what they like. Sometimes that is doing nothing, the hardest thing to do. Others are working on "Ex-pat packages," provided by companies based in their home countries.

Friday, February 26, 2010

quotes

  • Worldwide, there is an estimated 191 million immigrants;
  • The last 50 years has seen an almost doubling of immigration;
  • 115 million immigrants live in developed countries;
  • 20% (approximately 38 million) live in the US alone, making up 13% of its population;
  • 33% of all immigrants live in Europe;
  • 75% live in just 28 countries;
  • Women constitute approximately half of all migrants at around 95 million;
  • Between 1990 and 2005
    • There were 36 million migrations (an average of approximately 2.4 million per year);
    • 33 million wound up in industrialized countries;
    • 75% of the increases occurred in just 17 countries;
    • Immigration decreased in 72 countries in the same period;

quotes

  • Worldwide, there is an estimated 191 million immigrants;
  • The last 50 years has seen an almost doubling of immigration;
  • 115 million immigrants live in developed countries;
  • 20% (approximately 38 million) live in the US alone, making up 13% of its population;
  • 33% of all immigrants live in Europe;
  • 75% live in just 28 countries;
  • Women constitute approximately half of all migrants at around 95 million;
  • Between 1990 and 2005
    • There were 36 million migrations (an average of approximately 2.4 million per year);
    • 33 million wound up in industrialized countries;
    • 75% of the increases occurred in just 17 countries;
    • Immigration decreased in 72 countries in the same period;

quotes

  • Worldwide, there is an estimated 191 million immigrants;
  • The last 50 years has seen an almost doubling of immigration;
  • 115 million immigrants live in developed countries;
  • 20% (approximately 38 million) live in the US alone, making up 13% of its population;
  • 33% of all immigrants live in Europe;
  • 75% live in just 28 countries;
  • Women constitute approximately half of all migrants at around 95 million;
  • Between 1990 and 2005
    • There were 36 million migrations (an average of approximately 2.4 million per year);
    • 33 million wound up in industrialized countries;
    • 75% of the increases occurred in just 17 countries;
    • Immigration decreased in 72 countries in the same period;

quotes

  • Worldwide, there is an estimated 191 million immigrants;
  • The last 50 years has seen an almost doubling of immigration;
  • 115 million immigrants live in developed countries;
  • 20% (approximately 38 million) live in the US alone, making up 13% of its population;
  • 33% of all immigrants live in Europe;
  • 75% live in just 28 countries;
  • Women constitute approximately half of all migrants at around 95 million;
  • Between 1990 and 2005
    • There were 36 million migrations (an average of approximately 2.4 million per year);
    • 33 million wound up in industrialized countries;
    • 75% of the increases occurred in just 17 countries;
    • Immigration decreased in 72 countries in the same period;

what causes immigration?!?!?

http://www.globalissues.org/article/537/immigration

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

re$earch ?

My re$earch question is why do people immigrate to a different continent or country when they have there own home?!?!?!?!?!?

Friday, January 8, 2010

irish

Large populations of Irish immigrants settled in Wisconsin due to the "potato famine." The potato crop was very important to the lives of the Irish. When the famine struck many Irish faced the threat of starvation. There was a rush to leave their homeland of Ireland and travel to America. The ships that transported the Irish were often overcrowded and disease ridden. The trip to America could take as long as eight weeks. Due to illnesses and poor conditions on the ships many Irish immigrants died at sea. For this reason some of ships became known as "coffin ships."

Irish men, women, and children made their homes in the communities of Prairie du Chien, Patch Grove, and Bloomington. Many of those who settled in Wisconsin became farmers. The land that they decided to settle had to be cleared before it could be used for farming. Often times they had encounters with the indians who also lived in the area.???

Monday, January 4, 2010

Movin

Why did the Irish pick United States, why didn't the Irish pick Canada or South America.