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Paper Abstract: Outcomes of their growing number in New York City (NYC). Their lack of education leading to low wage jobs. Problem of language barriers and little assistance from the City. Growing number of Dominican entrepreneurs; bogega owners. Lack of educational opportunity. Large proportion of criminals. Social and ethnic strife among various Hispanic groups. Outline. Paper Introduction: DOMINICAN IMMIGRANTS IN NEW YORK CITY Outline: Census figures of Dominican immigration to NYC decade of the 1990s saw 145,000 new arrivals New York City Dominican population now 500,000 NYC has more Less English proficient population than any other US city. Dominican labor market Low wage jobs proliferate originally came to work in factories lack of English language skills poor educational background There are a growing number of Dominican entrepreneurs Most NYC bodegas are Dominican-owned Text of the Paper: The entire text of the paper is shown below. However, the text is somewhat scrambled. We want to give you as much information as we possibly can about our papers and essays, but we cannot give them away for free. In the text below you will find that while disordered, many of the phrases are essentially intact. From this text you will be able to get a solid sense of the writing style, the concepts addressed, and the sources used in the research paper. 8. "Destination USA: The USA's new Immigrants" USAToday, October 13, p 1A. Most NYC bodegas are Dominican-owned 2. Add to this educational shortfall with a soaring crime rate. Complaints about the City's lack of response in helping strugglingDominican entrepreneurs, not to mention crime and education problems, haveexacerbated the gulf between New York's "have's" and the Dominican "have-nots". Since so many Dominican immigrants have little or no education, theyform the low end of the labor market. As most wavesof immigrants tend to do, these newcomers remain within their own enclaves,whether in upper Manhattan, the Bronx, or Brooklyn. In fact, theirnegative rating is the highest since 1995 . NYC Department of City Planning, PressRelease Nov. New York City Dominican population now 5 , C. And yet, "NewYork City has the largest Less English Proficiency population than anyother city in the US, some 1.4 million residents" (Fix and Passel 1994 1). References Fix, M. lack of English language skills 3. -notcounting Mexico- grew to 1.1 million from 763, . Educational facilities poor IV. No author listed (1999). Census figures of Dominican immigration to NYC A. There are a growing number of Dominican entrepreneurs 1. Page, S. Thedecade of the Nineties saw the immigration of nearly 15 , natives of TheDominican Republic into New York City. decade of the 199 s saw 145, new arrivals B. . At the same time, Dominicans and other immigrant populations(primarily Hispanic) are concerned about both police brutality and theirlack of interest in making Dominican neighborhoods crime-free. (1994). The sharp decline, an 11percent drop, in the number of Hispanic New Yorkers who view the policefavorably is clearly related to their perception of police brutality as thenumber one problem facing them" (Hispanic Federation 1999 1). Negative views of police due to brutality V. "Seventh annual survey- Report 2: Police andQuality of Life" New York: Hispanic Federation. Many flee back home where there is no extradition treaty 2. (1997). At the sametime, the educational values for the children of new arrivals have droppedconsiderably. Low wage jobs proliferate 1. Many business owners don't know how to negotiate the system"(Linares 1997 1). The pessimist sees continuing anti-crime and welfareand medical outlays by the State, while most optimists tend to relegate thecurrent generation of Dominicans as a sort of stepping stone for a brighterfuture and possible assimilation by the next generation. One has towonder, therefore, whether the pressure to educate and to provide the meansfor higher education for the next generation of Dominican immigrants in NewYork will, or can, make any socio-economic changes. originally came to work in factories 2. Since there has been a lengthy enmity among Haitians and Dominicans intheir homelands, these two ethnic groups do not share any NYCVneighborhoods. No author listed (1997). "Thefacts are these: New York City's biggest and fastest growing category ofimmigrants from the Dominican Republic includes a disproportionately highnumber of violent criminals, including murderers and drug dealers. City offering little help for them to succeed III. A 1999report from the Hispanic Federation indicates that "Hispanics' positiveassessment of police service is down sharply from last year. . Nevertheless, one also has to look at the downside of Dominican workers inNYC. "New York Needs A Positive Immigrant Policy" NewYork: APA Immigration Project, February 6. . DOMINICAN IMMIGRANTS IN NEW YORK CITYOutline: I. High crime rate among Dominicans 1. They have given new life to abandoned and devastated areas,especially in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Washington Heights" (Linares 1997 1). poor educational background B. It has become obvious that the new wave of Hispanic immigrants, bothlegal and otherwise, are fighting for low-income jobs, displacing (as wasmentioned earlier) the last wave of immigrants, and causing social andethnic strife among various Hispanic groups, as well as between Hispanicsand African Americans. Classes are overcrowded, schools often rundown, and the creamof the teacher crop not willing to endure limited English proficiency,absences, and a general torpor among students. The chances are that one would have to answer No. . And yet, there is proofaccording to Guillermo Linares, a Dominican immigrant who is now a memberof the New York City Council, that "Dominicans....have exhibited anentrepreneurial drive exemplified by Dominican ownership of most NYCbodegas. NYC has more Less English proficient population than any other US city. Hope for the next generation is based on economic and assimilation opportunities, and improved educational programs. No author listed (1999). Language barriers andlow income prevent them from moving into upscale neighborhoods. "The censuscategory of 'other Hispanics or Latins' which includes Dominicans. (1997). The recent 2 census figures,still being developed, showed that the non-Mexican or Puerto Ricanpopulation of New York City has increased dramatically. Have these new immigrants made any sort of cultural impact on the cityas a whole? As Linares (1997) pointed out, man of those immigrants from theDominican Republic came to New York to work in garment and other factories,but when those factories moved out of the city- often back to variousCaribbean lands, including Dominica, those workers were left stranded, andwelfare costs for those immigrants has soared within the city. II. As Councilman Linares described it (1997) "The City has reapedbenefits from (their) entrepreneurship while giving little back....therehas been little or no capital and technical assistance for smallbusinesses. "Infringement on sovereignty of the DominicanRepublic" New York: Middle American News, August. In recent years, the latest census figures show that more Dominicanimmigrants have arrived in, and made New York City their home than anyother Hispanic ethnic group. There are, of course, language differences. Many ofthem have returned to their homeland to take advantage of the country'slaws that forbid the extradition of its nationals"(Middle American News1997 1). Only natives of India, Pakistan, Vietnam,China, and the Philippines have seen more of their numbers well the meltingpot of New York City. "New immigrants appear to hurt theoverall labor market chances of one population group- the immigrants whoimmediately preceded them" (Fix and Passel 1994 4). USA Today provides annual figures of "21,412 USimmigrants from the Dominican Republic (1995 figures)" (Page 1997 1A). Dominican labor market A. "Immigration and Immigrants" NewYork: Urban Institute, May. a 49 percent increase.Salvo estimated that the number of Dominicans, the city's second largestHispanic group, is 5 , " (nynews 22 1). and Passel, J.S. The main problemis to provide economic hope for this next generation of Dominicans. Linares, G. If this paper is not what you are looking for, you can search again: Search for: or Click here to request an essay written just for you.

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