Contents: 1. Dearth of immigrant opinions/viewpoints 2. Colonising countries’ due returns 3. Locals turning on immigrants 4. Assimilation or multiculturalism 5. Racism 6. The management and interested parties’ issue
In my country, immigration means securing a second passport which seems to be superior to others, enabling you to receive a higher salary than a national worker, and allowing their children to receive an education with less competition and a higher degree of freedom, those are viewed as excellent life achievements, especially in Asia.
However, these prospective immigrants may give up in the middle because of integration or trust issues, which are not obvious but critical in the path to citizenship or permanent residence in the immigrating countries.
I think that is why most countries (i.e. Europe) require immigrants living for a certain number of days, taking the local integration test and acquiring local language, and staying for at least enough years. Staying in the local may seem simple, however, it in fact means that you can adapt to this country well physically and mentally.
There is a Chinese saying called " Whatever happens, happens ", implying whether good or bad things you encountered, just treat it as inevitable in life and get through it.
I think just this strong will supports numerous new immigrants surviving and successfully staying in their dream country, eventually starting their new life.
Thanks for reading. Great and realistic thoughts about migration from the point of view of the migrant. Different cultures take different approaches but, at the end of the day, we must all stick to our decision and 'make it happen'.
If wealthier countries would stop exploiting and interfering with other countries or supported democratic/socialist leaning governments rather than strip them for energy and /or parts, so many people wouldn’t need immigrate to survive
In my country, immigration means securing a second passport which seems to be superior to others, enabling you to receive a higher salary than a national worker, and allowing their children to receive an education with less competition and a higher degree of freedom, those are viewed as excellent life achievements, especially in Asia.
However, these prospective immigrants may give up in the middle because of integration or trust issues, which are not obvious but critical in the path to citizenship or permanent residence in the immigrating countries.
I think that is why most countries (i.e. Europe) require immigrants living for a certain number of days, taking the local integration test and acquiring local language, and staying for at least enough years. Staying in the local may seem simple, however, it in fact means that you can adapt to this country well physically and mentally.
There is a Chinese saying called " Whatever happens, happens ", implying whether good or bad things you encountered, just treat it as inevitable in life and get through it.
I think just this strong will supports numerous new immigrants surviving and successfully staying in their dream country, eventually starting their new life.
Thanks for reading. Great and realistic thoughts about migration from the point of view of the migrant. Different cultures take different approaches but, at the end of the day, we must all stick to our decision and 'make it happen'.
If wealthier countries would stop exploiting and interfering with other countries or supported democratic/socialist leaning governments rather than strip them for energy and /or parts, so many people wouldn’t need immigrate to survive
That sounds very true, but it's a huge 'if' nevertheless.