Californian Immigration

Paper Summary:

This paper uses the functionalist and conflict perspectives in sociology to explain the factors that make California a beacon for many immigrants from around the world.

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"Functionalists tend to analyze social phenomenon in terms of how these events contribute to or detract from social order. For functionalists, one of the biggest factors that would draw immigrants is the need for inexpensive labor. There are large segments of the California economy that are dependent on this important resource. This need can be seen in the number of unauthorized immigrants who are employed in low-wage occupations. For example, in California, undocumented workers comprise 19 percent of farming workers and 17 percent of workers employed in cleaning occupations (Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy 2005)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy, (2005 September). The Impact of Immigration on the California Economy. Retrieved July 14, 2006, from Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy Home Page http://www.labor.ca.gov/panel/impactimmcaecon.pdf
• Ganga, Maria D. Streitfeld. 2006. "California, Here They Come." Los Angeles Times. June 26: 1.
• Vernez, G. 2001. New Immigrants, New Needs: The California Experience. Rand Policy Research Briefs. Santa Monica: Rand Corporation.

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