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Article Name: Immigration Has Been a Defining, Often Contentious, Element Throughout U.S History

Article Link: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/immigration-shaped-united-states-history

Date: 16-Februray-2022

1. Describe the main social problem discussed in the article?

The social problem discussed in the article is multifaceted in nature. Here the primary theme of the article is related to immigration and its economic benefits to society. The article also discusses the economic considerations that have caused a heavy resistance to immigration. This resistance, according to the article, has been fostered through a litany of circumstances including politics, unions, and racism. All of these issues, were underpinned by the economic considerations of current American citizens and their resistance to those who they believed threatened their livelihoods. These concerns where exacerbated by an already troubling economic transition from that of an agriculture society to that of a much more industrialized society. This same economic unrest is occurring today society transitions from an industrialized society to one based heavily on technology. In both of these economic transitions, immigrants where heavily blamed for the lost of jobs, wages, and wealth that...

Identify if or how a sociological perspective is present in the way the article presents the issue or problem; if so, what is it?

Yes, sociology is heavily present in the article perspective. In fact, it is present throughout the ordinary public discourse related to immigration. Here, slight biases, heuristics and prejudices seek into the general psyche of those who heavily resisted immigration. When reviewing the article,...

…evolve with it. Immigration, from both high skilled and low skilled market participants helps to speed the process along.

4. Explain how the sociological concept you chose would improve the articles description or analysis of the problem and why?

The concept would not necessarily improve the article. Instead it would provide a more multi-disciplinary approach to the issue of immigration and its impact on various systems. Here, the article focuses mainly on one problem which is the heavily resistance to low cost labor and its impacts on society. However, in reality, the issue is much more complex and requires an understanding of various others systems at a work. Through leveraging a functionalist system, the author is better able to use a different perspective with an eye on the interconnectedness of…