European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Debate Over latest . Arrival mixed reception for new migrants i a i Nim Eta Tinna ram in by Robert Reinhold new York times s the United Stales rededicated the statue of Liberty a Young woman with an immigrant visa landed in i of Angeles her arrival symbolizing the new reality of american immigration and its problematic Uturo she was Christina song of the Philippines and she came to join her korean american husband in Garden Grove. Calil. Adding still another foreign flavor to a los Angeles suburb already awash with the sights sounds and smells of the far East alongside Are other communities pulsing with mexican rhythms while elsewhere across the United states the new sounds Are from India the dominican Republic and Many other lands in the third world. Like thousands of new immigrants today song does not come from americans original roots in Europe. And she is part of a sweeping change in immigration that is altering the political social and economic fabric of America in a Complex Way. As it celebrated the 100th birthday of the statue that stands in new York Harbo As a Beacon of Welcome to the oppressed the nation that has defined itself from its beginnings As a land of Refuge is once again immersed in a debate Over just How welcoming to be. The debate reflects what May be a Central contradiction of America a land that at once welcomes the Downtrodden if Only sometimes because their labor is needed but often recoils from the cultural baggage they bring. A Hundred years ago. When Liberty enlightening the world was dedicated 90 percent of the immigrants came from Europe More than half were still coming from Europe in 1965. When Congress prompted a new influx by lowering immigration barriers that had been based on race As a result by last year asians primarily filipinos. Koreans vietnamese and indians accounted for nearly half of the 570.009 legally admitted newcomers according to the immigration and naturalization service. Migration from latin America mainly Mexico made up roughly 40 percent. Only 5 percent came from Europe while Public debate has focused on illegal immigration the majority of immigrants today time quite legally. More Are expected in lie 1980s than in any decade in american history except for 1901-1910 about six million compared to four million in the 1970s. If illegal immigration is included estimated at from 300.000 to 500.000 people a year the figure could be even higher than the record 88 million admitted in the first decade of this Century. Although the Public rhetoric talks of a tidal wave of migrants and while their Impact has been enormous on certain areas of the mexican Border in fact immigration remains a comparative trickle when taken As a percentage of population. Even including illegal entries annual immigration today amounts to about 0.3 percent of the population compared with 1.5 percent at the historic Peak and a 0.6 percent average Over two centuries according to Charles b. Keely of the population Council an International nonprofit organization. All Lold. The United states population is 7 Perci it Loreign born according to the 1980 census in comparison Keely said. France s population is 11 percent foreign born. Canada Sis 16percent, Australia s20 Pyrc Cal compared to our past we Are hardly being swamped by  he said in California however if current trends persist.  As whiles Are called in some part of the country will become a minority by the year 2000, according to Philip l Matin an economist at the University of California at Davis he predicts an emerging new social Structure a Multi tiered society dominated by anglos and asians at the top and hispanics and Blacks at the  in new York City where nearly one of every four residents is foreign born the cultural mix is livelier than an any time since the great Waves of Irish italian and jewish immigration three and four generations ago. The koreans have a near monopoly on the fruit and vegetable business the pakistanis indians and bangladeshis operate nearly All the Newsstands forsaken by previous immigrants in about a dozen years soviet jews have turned the Brighton Beach Section of Brooklyn n.y., into a reasonable facsimile of the Black sea City of Odessa with signs in yiddish conversations in russian and singing Long into the night. Dominicans have lately been drawn to new York in larger numbers than any other nationality on the far upper West Side of Manhattan a Public school s name has been changed from fort Washington to Juan Pablo Duarte. After the dominican Republic s National liberation hero. And there Are substantial numbers from China Hong Kong Taiwan Jamaica Guyana Haiti Korea Colombia and Trinidad. In Dearborn mich., Fordson High school holds separate gym classes Lor girls to accommodate the religious rules of Arab moslem and has set aside a quiet place for moslem to Pray daily. In Bridgeport conn., Daniel Nguyen son of vietnamese refugees this year became the third in his family to be graduated As the valedictorian of Harding High school. But there is a Darker Side. Gangs of vietnamese youths roam the country terrorizing vietnamese merchants. Police officials along the mexican Border attribute much violent crime to illegal aliens from Mexico. In Florida resentment Over the widespread use of Spanish by cubans and other latin immigrants has erupted into a political Issue with lawmakers considering an amendment to the state Constitution requiring that All state business be conducted in English. Through the 19th Century the rising tide of non English immigrants stirred deep resentment culminating in a surge of nativism by the turn of the 20th Century. One academic of the period Edward Ross called the newcomers beaten men from beaten races representing the worst failures in the struggle for  by 1965, however quotas that had limited immigration from outside of Northern Europe had come to be seen As untenable racist. A new set of Laws was enacted that gave equal immigration status to All countries. Today those who warn of the perils of unrestricted immigration say the new wave is different from past ones that the newcomers Are not As digestible As before and pose a grave threat to National Unity. Otis l Grahamjr. A historian at the Center for advanced studies at Stanford University recently told a hearing of the joint economic committee of Congress there seems a spread of ethnically secluded work Sites entire Assembly lines in Auto plants where Only arabic is spoken and in the Southwest where Spanish speaking populations Are Large and growing entire Job Sites and even industries have become entirely hispanic. For the first time in our history he said a majority of migrants speak just one language Spanish and most of them live in ethnic enclaves served by radio and television stations carrying the messages of american advertising As Well As All other communications in Spanish. In such settings the assimilative impulses of the National Economy have a faint influence. The mexicans the filipinos and Many Southeast asian refugees Are not replicating the experience of earlier immigrants and Are not catching up economically to the mainstream in the View of Roger Conner executive director of the federation for american immigration Reform in Washington. He sees a future in which american cities resemble third world cities with a vast Gap Between Rich and poor and open political conflict Between classes. A Cyc Taeri figure Are from left Ippoli. F fit it of986 White Stock hispanic 5 11 25 34 41 36 52 39 31 s of Northeast Middle West South what 8 8 44 34 31 31 83 s3" 61 Job 886 3838 48s know recent  Many recent Imit of Ante in Romm titty but Don t know any �