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A SOCIOECONOMIC INTEGRATION FRAMEWORK FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS IN WALTHAM, MA IN 2011
This work is presented to Waltham, MA Social Justice Group © 2012By William Adams Twayigize
Brandeis University
English Language Proficiency and Social Justice among New Immigrants in Waltham, MA
Population Overview in MassachusettsBOSTON CITY Population 6,437,759
Immigrants 913,417=14.1%
96% of all immigrants live in Boston
New immigrants344,988=5.3 % of all immigrants
42.5% of all MA immigrants are Latino Americans
Immigrant Population overview in Massachusetts in
14.1
85.9
MA Population %Immi-grantsNon-Immi-grants
96
4
Immigrant Pop. By Locations
BostonOther
MA Immigrant population
5.3
94.7
% of Immigrant Pop. In MA
Recent Immi-grantNon-Recent Immi-grant
42.5
57.5
% of Recent Im-migrant in MA
Latin AmericaOther
Immigrants Overview in Waltham, Massachusetts Waltham population,
60,605 Whites, 42,634 (71.5%), Asians, 6,116 (10.%) Black/Afro-Americans,
3,013 (5.1%) Others, 2.7% 71.5
11
105.12.7
% of Waltham Popu-lation
White
Latino Americans
Asians
Black and Afro Americans
Others
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PROBLEM
WALTHAM NEWIMMIGRANTS
English Language proficiency 23.7% of adults can’t speak English well 10.6% of adults can’t speak English at all 49% of adults between 30 and 39 don’t speak English 48% of adults between 40 and 49 somehow speak
English 57% of adults from 50 to 60 speak a little
English
Socioeconomic Consequences 45% of adult Latino are school dropouts Facing Education Poverty Social Discrimination Lack of Self esteem 36.8% , live in a linguistically isolated locations Lack of Employment Financial Discrimination Poverty inheritance
WHY SHOULD MASS GOVT INVEST IN EDUCATING NEW IMMIGRANTS?
Immigrants Provide Affordable Labor
ConstructionConsumption powerRestaurants /Hotels and other food servicesLandscaping and gardening servicesTaxationHousing marketAutomotive industry/Garages
Economic Contribution of Immigrants in Massachusetts
Immigrants generate 67b. (12.2%) of 577b. Annually
Undocumented Latino immigrants contribute about 7b. Annually to NSS
$3 billion annual spending in MA $4.6 billion to the regional products MA $1 billion to the state and federal taxes MA 52,256 jobs created by immigrants MA yearly
Social Policy and Universal Human Rights
Promoting Social Justice Education as basic human rights UN Education for All No Child Left Behind Race to the top Obama’s “Promise neighborhood” US Foreign policies
The Benefits of English Proficient Community
Effective Communication & good service delivery Employment opportunities Easy social Integration Less Discrimination Less High School drop out/educated society Informed society / improved human rights Economically empowered/investors
Socioeconomic Integration Learning Center Structure
Interactive educationCounseling
E
Level B
LevelC
DAdmin
Level A
NurseryF
TuitionG
A. ESL Classrooms
B. Employment training
C. Socioeconomic empowerment
D. Social orientation
E. Recreational facilities
F. Education counseling center
G. Immigration orientation
SILCs Services English Language/ education exhibition Holding regular workshop on employment Socioeconomic Empowerment services Social orientation classes/ATM/Transportation Children’s education such as kindergarten Counseling services to immigrants Immigration orientation classes
RecommendationsA SILC should be taken as a pilot project and also an experimental project to assist new immigrants to easily get it easy to be integrated into the American mainstream population. The MA government should see immigrants as a new socio-economic opportunities than an economic burden. However, this project has a room for further exploration and expansion.
END© 2012 William Adams Twayigize
This is a copywrite work