Instruction
this section is the proposal
- Impact of Immigration on New York City Growth Statement of the problem
Every urban area develops and progresses through different forces, however, there must be economic activities and population that will enhance the growth. Therefore, population plays a critical factor in the growth of an urban area because it will provide the individuals with the required skills to be employed in the labor market as well as encourage the building of residential as well as basic services. Nevertheless, despite immigration adding to the population and reducing the labor shortages it also leads to the increased cost of amenity services and leads to overcrowding hence affecting New York City’s growth.
- Review of Literature
According to the study conducted by Kemeny (2017), emphasize that immigration enhances the development of cities because it leads to the increased population as the pull factors such as better healthcare services, education and job opportunities attract more immigrants. Similarly, Sanderson et al. (2015), argues that immigration will lead to overcrowding in the labor market and increase a share of the less skilled individuals leading to low wages. However, Castelli (2018), states that immigrants are always influenced by two factors, push factors from their residents and pull factors from their city they want to go. Another study by Lewis & Peri (2015), states that big cities such as New York City have benefited from immigration as they have a diverse culture.
- Research Purpose
The world cities population is developing quickly therefore, ecological and economic factors impact population density, distribution and structure. With immigration affecting the city both negatively and positively. The purpose of this research is to realize the impacts of immigrants in New York City.
References
Castelli, F. (2018). Drivers of migration: why do people move?. Journal of travel medicine, 25(1), tay040.
Kemeny, T. (2017). Immigrant diversity and economic performance in cities. International Regional Science Review, 40(2), 164-208.
Lewis, E., & Peri, G. (2015). Immigration and the Economy of Cities and Regions. In Handbook of regional and urban economics (Vol. 5, pp. 625-685). Elsevier.
Sanderson, M. R., Derudder, B., Timberlake, M., & Witlox, F. (2015). Are world cities also world immigrant cities? An international, cross-city analysis of global centrality and immigration. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 56(3-4), 173-197.