Immigration Pluralism vs Multiculturalism What does Immigration mean

Immigration Pluralism vs Multiculturalism

What does Immigration mean? Immigration is the international movement of people into a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens, or to take-up employment as a migrant worker or temporarily as a foreign worker.

WHY? • Pull Factors • Push Factors

Push Factors • Things that cause people to want to leave a country, or push them out. • Religious Persecution, War, Poor/unstable economy.

Pull Factors • Things that attract people to move to a place, or pulls them in. • Land, Employment, Religious or Political Freedom.

Pluralism and Multiculturalism

• Pluralism = melting pot • Multiculturalism = cultural mosaic = salad bowl

Melting Pot • E Pluribus Unum: One from many • Many cultures coming together to create single culture. • The USA is traditionally called a melting pot because with time, generations of immigrants have melted together: they have abandoned their cultures to become totally assimilated into American society. • It means that when you come to America, you are expected to be American first, and then celebrate your other culture. Your “Americaness” should take priority over whatever else you are.

Cultural Mosaic • In multicultural societies, like Canada, the UK, most of Europe and many others, immigrants to these countries are allowed to maintain their culture as a higher priority than taking on the culture of the country they have adopted. These countries willingly allow their new immigrants and citizens to subsume their culture under the immigrant’s culture, and in some cases, laws and customs. • Cultural diversity is considered a positive thing, immigrants have always been encouraged to maintain their traditions and their native language. This model of racial integration can be described as a salad bowl, with people of different cultures living in harmony, like the lettuce, tomatoes and carrots in a salad.