Why Brazilians See the US as a Land of New Beginnings

The changes to immigration rules are all about narrowing down the chances for those who don't meet the criteria and making it hella easier to kick out people who apparently have 'no right to be here'. On the same wave, there are also reasons to believe that modern societies be dealing with mad problems when immigrants demand recognition for their grind, identity, and accommodation of their cultural differences and resources. OMG, like, so many migrants, after, like, years of settling down, they're dealing with major economic and social struggles. They're totally left out of civic and political stuff and have to deal with hella discrimination, racism, and xenophobia (Rudiger and Spencer, 2003:3).

The UK Immigration Act 2014 is, like, a total flex on illegal immigrants.

The whole vibe of people moving around, whether it's changing places, jobs, or going from one social class to another - which Walzer calls 'perfect labor mobility' from uncool to cool environments - has never been chill without some pushback. The influx of non-native peeps into a country has always been a big deal (Huber et. al. 2010) and 'is like totally gonna get some pushback from the locals' (Walzer, 1983:38). This concern is like, totally one of the new challenges of 21st century life that Western liberal democracies are dealing with, you know?Like, there are legit reasons to think that the gov is all about stopping illegal immigration and like, really digging into the real deal claims of peeps seeking asylum. The recently launched immigration crackdown and the stance of the former British Prime Minister David Cameron – who has said, “We will find you, we will send you home”(BBC, 28 July 2014) and urged the local public to report alleged illegal immigrants (The Guardian, 10 October 2011)– are examples of how migrants entering Britain face increasingly tighter, like, super strict, you know?So like, let's talk about how the New Labour government in the UK (1997-2010) was all about detaining hella asylum seekers when they arrived after the US terrorist attacks. It was all over the Sun, the biggest newspaper in Britain, in January 2003.

This framework shows how, like, understanding the super complex and ever-changing relationships between migrant farm workers and all the different peeps is totally key when studying how cultural capital is equal and stuff.

It's like, important to keep an eye on the rules and stuff that might be all wack right now and could keep causing problems for how people deal with diversity and equality.Yo, in this thesis, I'm like arguing that Michael Walzar's theory of distributive justice and Bourdieusian theory of cultural capital are like lit AF models for studying equality. They're hella relevant for studying migrant farm workers and their claim for equality through cultural capital, ya feel me? The dissertation is all about how not giving cultural capital the respect it deserves messes with equality claims and how symbolic goods and material are distributed in society. So, like, how do farm migrants get affected by their cultural capital? And how do they deal with the whole social and cultural changes? And how does it impact their equality claim when they interact with local communities and other peeps?By doing this research, I'm tryna get some insight into these processes in the context of migrant farm workers that has a big influence on the work environment and the lives of millions, while also adding to our overall understanding of how cultural capital works, ya know? is totally part of the rise in equality claims, ya know? The dissertation concludes with a lit discussion of this study's sociological and cultural contributions and the implications for future research. It's like, super important for future studies, ya know?

Context and setting

In recent years, migration has been, like, a big deal, you know? People are all like, "How do we deal with migration and stuff? Does it, like, cause problems with work and housing and all that?" And, like, there's also talk about hate-speech and blasphemy and stuff. It's, like, a lot to think about, you know? The September 11 attack in 2001 and all that followed have totally made America, Britain, and a bunch of other European countries go all strict and stuff on foreign immigration. Like, they're all about those tough laws and restrictions now. Some people say that the way they're handling immigration makes it seem like immigrants are, like, a major threat or whatever. This image has, like, totally made immigration a big issue and caused, like, a major crisis in the policy world and society as a whole. This assumed crisis is lowkey triggering mad hostility among the whole squad. Consequently, like, super toxic political vibes make it hella hard for all migrant groups to be fully embraced by society, you know? (Mulvey, 2010).