Tag: Immigration

Calmly Considered: Immigration– The Biblical Witness and Current Challenges

Dec 3, 2021

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mwkruse

in Calmly Considered Podcast Video, Demography, Immigration, Politics, Public Policy

Immigration is a complex topic. Unfortunately, our public discourse produces much more heat than light on the topic. Allan Bevere and I recently had a conversation that only skims the topic, but maybe it will provide some food for thought and encourage helpful conversation.
Were Slaves Immigrants?

Mar 9, 2017

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mwkruse

in Demography, History, Immigration, Politics, Sociology

Were Slaves Immigrants? Yes. If that answer troubles you, please hear me out. This week, Ben Carson touched off a firestorm when he referred to slaves as immigrants. (Barak Obama has done the same several times.) The uproar has been that equating slavery and immigration minimizes the horrors of slavery. I have engaged in several…
The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained

Nov 18, 2015

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mwkruse

in Demography, Europe, Immigration, International Affairs

An excellent video that will make you an expert on what has happened with Syria.
Demography Links

Apr 1, 2014

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mwkruse

in Culture, Demography, Economic Development, Education, Europe, Gender and Sex, Generations, Health and Medicine, History, Immigration, Links – Demography, Public Policy, Race, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. Washington Post: Robert Samuelson: America’s demographic denial … For proof, see Paul Taylor’s new book, “The Next America.” Taylor oversees many of the Pew Research Center’s opinion surveys. His masterful synthesis of polls shows that three familiar mega-trends lie at the core of America’s political and social stalemate. First, immigration. By 2050, immigrants and…
Demography Links

Oct 28, 2013

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mwkruse

in Demography, Generations, Health and Medicine, Immigration, Links – Demography, Politics, Race, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. A look at global population trends in the Christian Science Monitor. "Too many people is a big problem, but too few is a concern as well." "The story of the 21st century has been one of falling birthrates, rising standards of living, and a revolution in food production. But the global picture is uneven:…
Saturday Links

Jul 13, 2013

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mwkruse

in Business, Capitalism and Markets, Crime, Demography, Ecclesia, Economics, Gender and Sex, Globalization, Health and Medicine, History, Human Progress, Immigration, International Affairs, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Sociology, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and Income

I skipped Saturday Links last week due to the holiday weekend. I'm catching up this week. 1. Faith in the Free Market "… Selke, now 36, is part of a vanguard of young Christians who believe that God uses not only the church and formal ministry but every sphere of society, including business and free…
How America’s Foreign-Born Population Has Changed In The Last 50 Years

Feb 7, 2013

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mwkruse

in Demography, Immigration, Trends: Social

Business Insider: How America's Foreign-Born Population Has Changed In The Last 50 Years
Reverse brain drain: Economic shifts lure migrants home

Oct 22, 2012

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mwkruse

in Business, Demography, Economic Development, Immigration, International Affairs, Poverty, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Christian Science Monitor: Reverse brain drain: Economic shifts lure migrants home The tide of brain drain – from developing countries to industrialized nations – has turned. Human capital is returning home to Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Africa, while some European professionals squeezed by the recession, turn toward developing countries for advancement. "Brain drain"…
Asian immigrants to U.S. surpass Hispanics for first time

Jun 21, 2012

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mwkruse

in Demography, Immigration, Race, Trends: Social

Washington Post: Asian immigrants to U.S. surpass Hispanics for first time Asians have surpassed Hispanics as the largest group of new immigrants to the United States, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. The study, called "The Rise of Asian Americans" and released on Tuesday, reveals that Asian-Americans also have the highest…
Why are Americans moving less? Perhaps they don’t need to

May 21, 2012

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mwkruse

in Business, Demography, Immigration, Sociology

Washington Post: Why are Americans moving less? Perhaps they don’t need to. … But a recent paper (pdf) from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis suggests that none of these theories match the data. (For instance, the decline in migration is most pronounced among the young, not the old.) Instead, argue Greg Kaplan and Sam…