WHATS the RELATIONSHIP between CULTURAL diffusion AND immigration AND/OR migration...???
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Each country has its own culture and personality so to speak, which  defines that country and its people and quality of living, so for a country to permit aliens to intermesh into its culture without tainting it or diminshing it, diffusion of assimilation is neccesary, and also a country must limit and balance the amount of migration accepted from each country to protect from political of social/cultural mayhem.
790558
I'm not sure if its a pattern, but Its definitely NOT NEW. Every country back in the past 300 or so years had at least one immigration issue stemming from the difficulty of a few immigrants to assimilate, and unfortunately due to typical human insecurity and prejudice this expands into racism and hate. The Jews in Europe are one of the more famous cases of this (yes there was hate of jews even before but it expanded considerably in the last 200-300 years), The US also had it with Germans and Asians in the pre-World War I/II years. In the end though in most of the cases the affected countries end up surviving the so-called "invasion".\n\nIts the same today... a few scum Hispanics defy US culture, then certain "Americans" take this to mean ALL Hispanics defy the USA. In Europe some radical Muslims make trouble and this results into a general prejudice against Muslims. However since this is today (not 50 or even 200 years ago) and the circumstances are different with new ideas like multiculturalism (which ironically increases ethnocentrism in some quarters)... so no one really knows 100% what the outcome of these issues are.
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Sounds like your trying to have someone else do your homework, well, I am bored enough so here goes\n\nTourism is the economic and cultural exchange conducted by foreigners visitors.\n\nPros: Money or economic revenue.\nEconomic Growth.\nFunds and necessitates preservation of cultural and historic sites and artworks.\nMakes a place famous and thus puts it "on the map"\nValidates a culture as rich, interesting, and valued\nOften leads to further economic ties. Business ventures.\nFunds new civic projects.\n\nCons:Exploits natural resources for outsiders.\nCreates a population of local service workers (hotels, restaurants,) who sometimes become second-class to the tourists and dependent on them for a livilyhood.\nObjectivies a group of people for entertainment, amusement or study (like African Bushmen...Masaii Warriors)\nTheft of cultural artifacts (Stonehenge, Tribal Masks, Ancestral Artifacts, Human Remains)\nCreates a stereotyped culture geared toward tourists (Hawai'i)\nProstitution (Your teacher may not like that but I've been to 5 continents and that is a REAL serious problem that should be addressed.)\nDrugs and Crime (Muggings) as well.\nLocals can't afford to live in their own communities (Aspen, Colorado, Providence Town, Mass.)\nSilly Tourists commit cultural faux pas that aggrivate the locals.\n(Although tourism does lead to social exchange and understanding +++)\n\n\nGood Luck with your Homework.
428378
The effect of immigration in the 1800's is what started every city in the west. Oregon was settled by mostly Russians and Germans in the 1800's . If there were no immigrants there would not be any of the cities that there are today. You have to remember anyone who isn't a descendant of a Native American Indian, Mayan or Aztec  is a descendant of an immigrant from across the ocean so that made everyone an immigrant back then.
576980
MORE MOTIVATED!\n\nImmigration will be one of the biggest factors I think also!
422364
A normal healthy economy does not depend on immigration. Mass immigration normally does more harm than good by promoting social unrest, breaking infrastructure, destablizing population, and increasing poverty. Immigration requires three conditions to be a good thing: 1) there is somewhere for those people to go, 2) there is something for them to do and someone to pay them for it, and 3) they are willing to assimilate into the existing culture. Without those three then you have high crime, poverty, and/or invasion.
932409
immigrate it coming into a country to live and emigrate is leaving the country to live somwhere else.\nI think. I guess i have no clue.
704592
when we became our own country things just gradually changed...i doubt it was on purpose but it was more a "cultural diffusion" type senerio
1036303
Immigrants are the best solution to cover the posts of unwanted jobs in many countries! If the law changes they automatically start paying taxes. When you born cannot choose the place to live, later however you should be allowed to do whatever and wherever you want. That's the human right - freedom. Romanians moved to Poland, Poles moved to the UK, British and Mexicans moved to USA, Dominicans, Colombians to Spain etc. There were recently millions of people around globe who found the place to live somewhere else and how on earth the governments will put them back to where they came from? If they find a job it obviously means they're needed there. You lost cooks - pay bribes officers so they go to other industries instead ;-D)))
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through the ages the exchange of skills and ideas have ultimately benefited countries. Those leaving for greener pastures learn new skills, earn income to send home and often return at a later point to reinvest in their home country (I take it you are making the distinction between Emigration from and Immigration to here)
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language and culture barriers
1106625
Yes, it needs to be stopped.  If people want to come to America and bring their culture that is fine as long as they don't expect their new country to change go out of its way for them.  Become bi-cultural, join the new one but also preserve yours.  And come legally
390101
As far as the immigration issue, I have no problem with anyone wanting to immigrate, but why all of the sneaking over? Does it just take so long to go through all of the red tape or something? Just curious. I didn't see any of the previous postings, but you are completely correct! Unless you are of American-Indian descent, TECHNICALLY none of the rest of our bloodlines originated in what is now the United States! It frustrates and saddens me to see that people are still so ignorant. Even more so when I see them passing these beliefs and attitudes down to their young children! I think there is no greater crime than that! Where did the innocence of youth go? Way to go though. Great topic!
875935
People migrate for economic reasons, better livelihood, better healthcare, better education, basically progression in life.\n\nThe advantage is that people send money home and people develop new skills abroad that may better the people
872771
I am pretty sure it is the ease of which a culture trait or technology can move from one culture to another, and the "worth" of the transfer, if the cost of bringing this technology is worth the effect it will have on the culture.
213958
It has to do with the feasibility of establishing a business in a foreign country. You have to study their markets very well because what culturally sells in one country might not sell well in another.
47148
Before travel was as easy as it is now, groups settled in a particular place and developed speech patterns based on where they originally came from and perhaps mixed with those of the people who were already there.  Their children imitated them and so on through the generations.