tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post8384295614853141076..comments2023-09-23T11:16:00.352+02:00Comments on The Franco-American Flophouse has moved: Chain MigrationVictoria FERAUGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-86326537995658689472017-10-13T01:36:02.071+02:002017-10-13T01:36:02.071+02:00It does indeed, Ellen. And for those who argue th...It does indeed, Ellen. And for those who argue that it creates immigrant "ghettoes" I think they greatly misunderstand migrant networks. The purpose of a network is to help people move, get jobs, find a place to live, deal with any legal formalities and so on. And through this assistance people integrate. And if a neighborhood retains its migrant flavor over the years? There is a Koreatown here in Osaka that is a tourist attraction. Students actually go on tours of this part of town. :-)<br /><br />If there is no network then the migrant must make do through trial and error in the host country which one could argue is more of a nuisance for the local citizens. The other option, of cousre, is the state takes responsibility for integration (France does this) which can be a good thing but it costs taxpayer money and one has to ask if integration fails is it then the fault of the state? :-)<br /><br />What I find most amusing is that many of those who are anti-immigration in France and the US usually exempt immigrants they know from criticism. So cousin Joe from Sacramento wants to bring over his Chinese wife. Well, Joe's a good guy and his wife is a nice lady. What's the problem? Or the pleasant competent fellow who has a little landscaping business that makes the garden shine at an affordable price. Great guy. He and his family should be able to stay. Again, what's the problem? It's all those other immigrants who should go...<br /><br />Somehow there is this disconnect between the few they know and the many. My family in France does this all the time. I sit through dinners where they talk about the immigrant "problem" and when I point out that I am one, they reply, "We don't mean you, Victoria." Boggles the mind.Victoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-53216781055661897412017-10-12T11:55:00.022+02:002017-10-12T11:55:00.022+02:00Of course chain migration is how we end up with lo...Of course chain migration is how we end up with lots of Swedish in Minnesota, Chinatowns, Little Italies. It's why there are so many Polish names in the north of France and Italians in Nogent sur Marne (pre-WWII) followed by the Portuguese (the Salazar years). It's what makes neighborhoods. It makes life interesting!Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-31261813080764740572017-10-11T15:25:17.938+02:002017-10-11T15:25:17.938+02:00Nice piece.Nice piece.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10191267025812828244noreply@blogger.com