Migration and Globalization

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Migration and Globalization 1 Migration and Globalization Table of Contents Introduction ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ............. 2 A Brief History of Migration ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ............................. 4 Migration in an Earlier Era of Globalization ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ 4 Post-World War II Migration .

This wave of immigration to the New World resulted in moments of backlash against immigrants. In the U.S., immigrants were blamed for crime, disease, and the persistence of poverty in the urban centers of the Northeast and Midwest. Furthermore, immigrants formed a large and restless population that seemed ripe for social conflict.

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