Katrina hurricane increased Flows of Latin immigrants to New Orleans
Katrina hurricane as a natural calamity brought new waves of legal/ illegal immigrants to New Orleans. The hurricane formed in August 23rd 2005 that had effects on Louisiana, New Orleans and in a coastal Mississippi. By passing 15 months New Orleans demographic model is rapidly changing that absolutely the reason is Latin's immigration mostly from Mexico. Reconstruction of this city is absorbing them for seeking job and after hundreds of babies are being born to Latino immigrant workers.
This phenomenon is affecting health systems as well because many immigrant mothers cannot afford to pay for prenatal care or delivery services which are about $ 800 for the whole duration of pregnancy. The head nurse in the department’s health unit in Metairie said that before the storm, only 2 percent were Hispanic; now about 96 percent are Hispanic and doctors are delivering about 215 to 245 Hispanic babies per month that is 60-70% more that before the hurricane. This is by the way that the demographic of the health unit before was 85 % African Americans but now 85 to 90 percent are Hispanic. In this case the Catholic charities are not enough for their medical expenses and parental cares.
In 2000 census reported that Hispanics had become the nation's largest minority group. Today an increased demand among Hispanic Americans for Spanish-language media has led to the development of two national Spanish-language television networks. In addition, hundreds of U.S. radio stations broadcast in Spanish. Also, many Hispanic newspapers, magazines, and journals are published in the United States.
The articulation is Flows of immigrants toward United States of America are going to reproduce racial problems and I think the problem of ethnicity in American society will still be the matter of everyday life. American government on one hand is welcome to immigrants from different parts of the world but on the other hand after a while when they want higher life standards the government tries to suppress them. Or when they passed the crisis period and reach to better life condition and became "American citizen" they will not received respectful reaction the same as white Americans. I think American government should think of future days of immigrants before any "anti_immigration movements" takes place and know that they can not be subjected for ever. Immigrants are not "docile bodies" with any identity that Americans assimilate them to their own beliefs and ideologies. Being welcome means have enough tolerance for immigrants who are from very different cultures. The illegal immigrants have to pass special processes to become "American citizen" like learning English, of course speaking fluently, working for 6 years and paying fine. This is what president Bush also insisted on it for betterment of immigrants' life.
Katrina hurricane as a natural calamity brought new waves of legal/ illegal immigrants to New Orleans. The hurricane formed in August 23rd 2005 that had effects on Louisiana, New Orleans and in a coastal Mississippi. By passing 15 months New Orleans demographic model is rapidly changing that absolutely the reason is Latin's immigration mostly from Mexico. Reconstruction of this city is absorbing them for seeking job and after hundreds of babies are being born to Latino immigrant workers.
This phenomenon is affecting health systems as well because many immigrant mothers cannot afford to pay for prenatal care or delivery services which are about $ 800 for the whole duration of pregnancy. The head nurse in the department’s health unit in Metairie said that before the storm, only 2 percent were Hispanic; now about 96 percent are Hispanic and doctors are delivering about 215 to 245 Hispanic babies per month that is 60-70% more that before the hurricane. This is by the way that the demographic of the health unit before was 85 % African Americans but now 85 to 90 percent are Hispanic. In this case the Catholic charities are not enough for their medical expenses and parental cares.
In 2000 census reported that Hispanics had become the nation's largest minority group. Today an increased demand among Hispanic Americans for Spanish-language media has led to the development of two national Spanish-language television networks. In addition, hundreds of U.S. radio stations broadcast in Spanish. Also, many Hispanic newspapers, magazines, and journals are published in the United States.
The articulation is Flows of immigrants toward United States of America are going to reproduce racial problems and I think the problem of ethnicity in American society will still be the matter of everyday life. American government on one hand is welcome to immigrants from different parts of the world but on the other hand after a while when they want higher life standards the government tries to suppress them. Or when they passed the crisis period and reach to better life condition and became "American citizen" they will not received respectful reaction the same as white Americans. I think American government should think of future days of immigrants before any "anti_immigration movements" takes place and know that they can not be subjected for ever. Immigrants are not "docile bodies" with any identity that Americans assimilate them to their own beliefs and ideologies. Being welcome means have enough tolerance for immigrants who are from very different cultures. The illegal immigrants have to pass special processes to become "American citizen" like learning English, of course speaking fluently, working for 6 years and paying fine. This is what president Bush also insisted on it for betterment of immigrants' life.
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